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Prevalence of Schizophrenia in an Urban Population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

H. Freeman  and
M. Alpert
H. Freeman*
Affiliation:
University of Salford; Hope Hospital, Salford M6 8HD
M. Alpert
Affiliation:
Social Services Department, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside
*
∗ Correspondence
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The treated one-year prevalence and point-prevalence of schizophrenia, schizoaffective psychosis, and paranoid state in the city of Salford were derived from the Salford Psychiatric Case Register. The high rates found are attributed primarily to the effects of selective migration from the area. A breakdown of the use of health services in the area by patients with these diagnoses is given; hospital care was found to be the major form of treatment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 603 - 611
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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