ISSN:
1433-8491
Keywords:
Schizophrenia
;
Gender differences
;
Epidemology
;
Transnational research
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Gender-specific analyses of the multinational WHO-Determinants of Outcome-Study (including 1,292 cases from 10 countries) demonstrate the transnational stability of major findings on gender differences in schizophrenia: Male patients have an earlier mean age at onset in all countries. In female patients, the distribution of the age at onset shows a second peak after age 40 years. No gender differences on nuclear symptoms of schizophrenia can be detected, but on uncharacteristic symptoms, particularly some aspects of the illness behaviour, differences appear. This investigation supports the transcultural validity of gender differences found in the German ABC-Schizophrenia-Study and in the Danish-German Psychiatric Case Register studies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02190336
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