1. Psychiatric disorders in two African villages.
- Author
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Orley J and Wing JK
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety diagnosis, Anxiety epidemiology, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Depression diagnosis, Depression epidemiology, Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted, Female, Humans, London, Male, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Mental Disorders psychology, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Rural Population, Sex Factors, Uganda, Urban Population, Ethnicity, Mental Disorders epidemiology
- Abstract
Adults in two small Ugandan villages were interviewed, using a standard psychiatric examination and standard methods of case identification and diagnosis. Twenty percent had disorders just above threshold level, and a further 5% had more definite disorders. Most of these conditions were depressive, but hypomanic and anxiety states were also represented. A survey of women in southeast London found only half this frequency of disorders. Further studies are required to confirm these results.
- Published
- 1979
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