TY - JOUR
T1 - Schizophrenia: epidemiology
AU - Jablensky, Assen
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Schizophrenia is a disorder of a low incidence and relatively high prevalence and lifetime risk. The epidemiological evidence on its frequency and distribution in diverse populations is relatively consistent. Genetic predisposition, although a necessary factor, is not sufficient to explain its causation, and may itself be complex, involving interaction with environmental influences throughout development. Recent epidemiological studies using large databases and prospectively collected information have resulted in novel findings about antecedents and risk factors that may help in the integration of population-based approaches and molecular studies. Curr Opin Psychiatry 12:19-28. (C) 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
AB - Schizophrenia is a disorder of a low incidence and relatively high prevalence and lifetime risk. The epidemiological evidence on its frequency and distribution in diverse populations is relatively consistent. Genetic predisposition, although a necessary factor, is not sufficient to explain its causation, and may itself be complex, involving interaction with environmental influences throughout development. Recent epidemiological studies using large databases and prospectively collected information have resulted in novel findings about antecedents and risk factors that may help in the integration of population-based approaches and molecular studies. Curr Opin Psychiatry 12:19-28. (C) 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0032998471
U2 - 10.1097/00001504-199901000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00001504-199901000-00013
M3 - Article
SN - 0951-7367
VL - 12
SP - 19
EP - 26
JO - Current Opinion in Psychiatry
JF - Current Opinion in Psychiatry
ER -