THE RISING PANDEMIC OF MENTAL-DISORDERS AND ASSOCIATED CHRONIC DISEASES AND DISABILITIES
THE RISING PANDEMIC OF MENTAL-DISORDERS AND ASSOCIATED CHRONIC DISEASES AND DISABILITIES
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1600-0447.1980.tb07714.x
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发表时间：
1980-01-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
KRAMER, M
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作者：
KRAMER, M
在世界各地，精神失常、高血压病、脑血管病和其他慢性病的发病率正在上升。造成这一情况的原因有两个：处于高风险年龄组的人的数量相对大幅增加;由于成功地应用了防止致命并发症和延长患者生命的技术，慢性病的平均病程延长。由于缺乏有效的降低发病率的技术，这类疾病的发病率将继续上升，慢性精神障碍和与之相关的病症被用来说明这些机制的运作方式。数据显示，在1975年和2000年之间，在世界上较发达和较不发达地区以及选定的国家，这些疾病的人数可能会增加，这些发现为今后的流行病学研究确定了新的优先事项。必须强调找出造成日益流行的疾病的可预防的原因。
Prevalence rates of mental disorders, hypertensive disease, cerebrovascular disease and other chronic conditions are increasing throughout the world. Two mechanisms are responsible for this situation: the large relative increases that are occurring in the number of persons in age groups at high risk for developing these conditions; and the increase in average duration of chronic diseases resulting from the successful application of techniques for arresting their fatal complications and prolonging the lives of affected individuals. In the absence of effective techniques for reducing incidence, the prevalence of such diseases will continue to increase.The chronic mental disorders and conditions related to them are used to illustrate the manner in which these mechanisms are operating. Data are presented to demonstrate the increases likely to occur between 1975 and 2000 in the number of persons with these conditions in the more and less developed regions of the world and in selected countries.These findings set new priorities for future epidemiologic research. Emphasis must be placed on discovering the preventable causes of the conditions which are increasing in prevalence.