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  • Title: Decline in the diagnosis of schizophrenia among first contacts with psychiatric services in north-east Scotland, 1969-1984.
    Author: Eagles JM, Hunter D, McCance C.
    Journal: Br J Psychiatry; 1988 Jun; 152():793-8. PubMed ID: 3167465.
    Abstract:
    Annual age-standardised rates for first contacts with psychiatric services in the Aberdeen area from 1969 to 1984 were calculated for schizophrenia, paranoid states, reactive psychoses, all affective psychoses, mania, and depressive neuroses. Highly significant declines occurred in the diagnosis of schizophrenia and of depressive neuroses. No concomitant increase occurred. It is concluded that these results probably indicate that there has been a fall in the incidence of schizophrenia in North-East Scotland. This may have arisen due to changes in the mode of expression and/or the severity of all functional psychoses.
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