THE PREVALENCE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN A REMOTE AREA OF BOTSWANA
THE PREVALENCE OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN A REMOTE AREA OF BOTSWANA
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DOI：
10.1192/bjp.148.5.576
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发表时间：
1986-05-01
影响因子：
10.5
通讯作者：
CUSHNIE, JM
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作者：
BENTOVIM, DI;CUSHNIE, JM
我们确定了一年的患病率精神分裂症之间的个人年龄在15岁或以上的生活在六个村庄在博茨瓦纳的偏远地区。所有病例均由两名经验丰富的精神科医生根据ICD 9标准独立诊断。DSM-III标准也分别适用。当时那些村庄的人口估计是准确的。根据ICD 9，精神分裂症的年龄校正患病率为5.3/1000，或根据DSM-III为4.3/1000，其发病年龄上限为45岁。这些数字完全在工业社区通常报告的范围内。博茨瓦纳偏远的乡村生活似乎不能防止精神分裂症的发展。
We ascertained the one-year prevalence of schizophrenia amongst individuals aged 15 years or older living in six villages in a remote area of Botswana. All cases were diagnosed independently by two experienced psychiatrists, following ICD9 rubrics. DSM-III criteria were also applied, separately. Accurate contemporary population estimates of the villages were available. The age-adjusted prevalence of schizophrenia was 5.3 per 1000 in terms of ICD9, or 4.3 per 1000 by DSM-III, which has an upper age limit for onset of 45 years. These figures are well within the range generally reported for industrial communities. Remote village life in Botswana appears to offer no protection against the development of schizophrenia.