Abstract:The discipline of psychiatric epidemiology is, at its most basic level, the study of the patterns of mental disorders. Recently, the scope of the field has greatly expanded and now includes detailed examinations of the natural history of mental disorders, risk factors for the development and persistence of mental disorders, the relationships between physical and mental disorders, studies of the use and outcomes of mental health treatments, and more. This chapter introduces the methodology of psychiatric epidem… Show more
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