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Comparative Study
. 1990 Mar 3;335(8688):513-6.
doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90745-q.

Is schizophrenia disappearing?

G Der  1 , S Gupta, R M Murray
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Comparative Study

Is schizophrenia disappearing?

G Der et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

The incidence of schizophrenia is regarded as being similar between different cultures and times. However, several studies, mostly based on first-admission rates, have suggested that the incidence has declined over the past 10-15 years. Data from England and Wales for 1952-86 have been examined: there has been a substantial decrease, beginning in the mid-1960s, in the incidence of schizophrenia.

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  • Trends in schizophrenia.
    Manderscheid RW, Locke BZ, Pato CN, Shore D. Manderscheid RW, et al. Lancet. 1990 May 5;335(8697):1097-8. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)92671-4. Lancet. 1990. PMID: 1970396 No abstract available.

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