scholarly journals First and Subsequent Lifetime Alcoholism and Mental Disorders in Suicide Victims With Reference to a Community Sample—the Lundby Study 1947–1997

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Holmstrand ◽  
Mats Bogren ◽  
Cecilia Mattisson ◽  
Louise Brådvik
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
The Lundby Study

scholarly journals Mental Disorders and the Incidence of Migraine Headaches in a Community Sample

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Swartz ◽  
Laura A. Pratt ◽  
Haroutune K. Armenian ◽  
Li Ching Lee ◽  
William W. Eaton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Migraine Headaches

Violent Death and Mental Disorders in the Lundby Study

1982 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgitta Rorsman ◽  
Olle Hagnell ◽  
Jan Lanke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Violent Death ◽  
The Lundby Study

Increased risk of mental disorders among lifetime victims of stalking – Findings from a community study

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Kuehner ◽  
Peter Gass ◽  
Harald Dressing
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Community Studies ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Specific Disorders ◽  
Comorbid Mental Disorders ◽  
Stalking Victimization

AbstractPurposePopulation-based studies on the relationship between stalking and mental health outcomes in victims are scarce. The aim of the present study was to assess associations between stalking victimization and specific DSM-IV mental disorders in a community sample.MethodA postal survey was conducted in a middle-sized German city (sample size = 675). Lifetime stalking victims and non-victims were compared regarding rates of any mental disorder, comorbid mental disorders, and specific disorders assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ).ResultsVictims had a higher incidence of mental disorders and comorbid mental disorders. Sex- and age-adjusted rates of specific disorders were increased, with the most robust associations identified for major depression (OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.8–12.8) and panic disorder (OR 4.1, 95% CI 1.1–14.9). Victims also reported higher current use of psychotropic medication (20.8% versus 5.6%).ConclusionsOur study indicates substantial associations between stalking victimization and impaired mental health that can be quantified at diagnostic levels in the general population. To confirm these findings, larger community studies are needed, which also include an assessment of lifetime psychopathology and of factors potentially mediating the associations between stalking victimization and mental health.

scholarly journals Mental disorders, psychological symptoms and quality of life 8 years after an earthquake: findings from a community sample in Italy

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 615-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Priebe ◽  
Fabio Marchi ◽  
Lucia Bini ◽  
Martina Flego ◽  
Ana Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Community Sample

scholarly journals Concepts of mental disorders in the United Kingdom: Similarities and differences between the lay public and psychiatrists

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-514
Author(s):  
Ben Butlin ◽  
Keith Laws ◽  
Rebecca Read ◽  
Matthew D Broome ◽  
Shivani Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Lay Public

Background: The lay public often conceptualise mental disorders in a different way to mental health professionals, and this can negatively impact on outcomes when in treatment. Aims: This study explored which disorders the lay public are familiar with, which theoretical models they understand, which they endorse and how they compared to a sample of psychiatrists. Methods: The Maudsley Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ), typically used to assess mental health professional’s concepts of mental disorders, was adapted for use by a lay community sample ( N = 160). The results were compared with a sample of psychiatrists ( N = 76). Results: The MAQ appeared to be accessible to the lay public, providing some interesting preliminary findings: in order, the lay sample reported having the best understanding of depression followed by generalised anxiety, schizophrenia and finally antisocial personality disorder. They best understood spiritualist, nihilist and social realist theoretical models of these disorders, but were most likely to endorse biological, behavioural and cognitive models. The lay public were significantly more likely to endorse some models for certain disorders suggesting a nuanced understanding of the cause and likely cure, of various disorders. Ratings often differed significantly from the sample of psychiatrists who were relatively steadfast in their endorsement of the biological model. Conclusion: The adapted MAQ appeared accessible to the lay sample. Results suggest that the lay public are generally aligned with evidence-driven concepts of common disorders, but may not always understand or agree with how mental health professionals conceptualise them. The possible causes of these differences, future avenues for research and the implications for more collaborative, patient–clinician conceptualisations are discussed.

Burden of disease

1998 ◽  
Vol 173 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Andrews ◽  
Kristy Sanderson ◽  
John Beard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Burden Of Disease ◽  
Potential Benefit ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Global Burden Of Disease ◽  
Global Burden ◽  
Mortality Burden ◽  
Physical Disorders ◽  
Substance Disorder

BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease studies are important because they encompass morbidity as well as mortality. Burden due to morbidity is calculated from incidence, duration and disability. There is a dearth of epidemiological measurements of disability.MethodData from a quasi-community sample (n=1364) were analysed. Diagnoses of mental and physical disorders, and reports of disability, were based on established methods.ResultsThe disabilities reported in mental and physical disorders were comparable. Disability was correlated with comorbidity. The disability in mental disorders was examined by three methods: pure disorders, main problem and regression. It appears that major depression and substance disorder weights were overestimated, and anxiety disorder weights were underestimated in the Global Burden of Disease studies.ConclusionsA method for disentangling the effects of concurrent comorbidity is presented. The size of burden attributed to mental disorders is of potential benefit for funding mental health services. It is important that we get the estimates right.

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