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. 1991 Dec:159:790-4.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.6.790.

The incidence of operationally defined schizophrenia in Camberwell, 1965-84

D Castle  1 , S Wessely, G Der, R M Murray
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The incidence of operationally defined schizophrenia in Camberwell, 1965-84

D Castle et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

We established first-contact rates of schizophrenia in the defined area of Camberwell between 1965 and 1984. The rate of schizophrenia, whether defined by ICD, RDC, or DSM-III criteria, rose over the period under study. This finding is at odds with reports of an overall decline in first-admission rates for schizophrenia in England, over the same period. The discrepancy was largely accounted for by the influx into Camberwell of individuals of Afro-Caribbean origin, who showed rates of schizophrenia between four and eight times that of their Caucasian counterparts.

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  • Schizophrenia among Afro-Caribbeans.
    Lloyd K, St Louis L. Lloyd K, et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1992 May;160:712. doi: 10.1192/bjp.160.5.712a. Br J Psychiatry. 1992. PMID: 1524596 No abstract available.

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