Schizophrenie und Tuberkulose

Alström, Carl Henry

doi:10.1007/bf02890951

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“…The fact that these were mainly institutionalized populations which were more heavily exposed to infection, lived in overcrowded conditions, and received inadequate diet, as well as the general decline of tuberculosis morbidity with the introduction of modern treatment and the improvements in living conditions, has tended to obscure the well-documented observation that schizophrenic patients were far more vulnerable to the infection than nonschizophrenic individuals living under comparable conditions. Alström (1938) analyzed the records of all the 2,273 patients who died in the period 1924–36 in mental hospitals in Stockholm. After standardizing the data for length of illness and hospitalization, he concluded that schizophrenic patients had a significantly higher risk of dying of tuberculosis than patients with manic-depressive psychosis, presenile or senile dementia, and other diagnoses.…”

Section: Associated Factors: Physical and Neurological Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Epidemiology of Schizophrenia: A European Perspective

Jablensky

1986

Schizophrenia Bulletin

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Since its inception, the concept of dementia praecox and, later, of schizophrenia has been one of the most disputed entities in modern medicine. Schizophrenia was, and still is, defined by its clinical symptoms and their characteristic evolution over time. No external validating criteria for the diagnosis have been established, in spite of a host of suggestive biological findings, among which the genetic data carry most weight. This absence of clear-cut substrate markers and indicators underscores the importance of the epidemiological perspective in the study of the disorder. The European contributions to the epidemiological description and understanding of schizophrenic morbidity are numerous. They range from community surveys and studies of pedigrees to case-control designs for assessment of risk factors and long-term followup investigations of course and outcome. This review focuses on epidemiological approaches to schizophrenia that have attempted to highlight the essential attributes of a disease: its incidence and prevalence, ecology, and associated features. It is difficult to generalize about European epidemiological research in schizophrenia, because of the coexistence of a variety of "schools," traditions, and approaches. It is nevertheless possible to discern several clear trends in European epidemiological investigations of schizophrenia that can, to some extent, be contrasted to North American developments.

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Section: Associated Factors: Physical and Neurological Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%