TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence rates for the neuroses
T2 - Pitfalls in the evaluation of familiality
AU - Carey, Gregory
AU - Gottesman, Irving I.
AU - Robins, Eli
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by Mental Health Training Grants MH-14647 and MH-14677 from the United States National Institute of Mental Health.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - SYNOPSIS A survey was made of studies reporting population prevalence rates for the different types of neurotic disorders in order to determine the utility of these rates for familial and genetic research. Rates varied considerably among studies both for all neuroses and for particular types of neuroses, even among studies using similar methods examining similar populations. The method of case ascertainment (personal interview versus record searches) and the threshold for defining an individual as affected are important contributors to variation. The use of the published prevalence rates for quantifying familial and genetic effects on the neurotic disorders would be premature.
AB - SYNOPSIS A survey was made of studies reporting population prevalence rates for the different types of neurotic disorders in order to determine the utility of these rates for familial and genetic research. Rates varied considerably among studies both for all neuroses and for particular types of neuroses, even among studies using similar methods examining similar populations. The method of case ascertainment (personal interview versus record searches) and the threshold for defining an individual as affected are important contributors to variation. The use of the published prevalence rates for quantifying familial and genetic effects on the neurotic disorders would be premature.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0033291700047322
DO - 10.1017/S0033291700047322
M3 - Article
C2 - 7443898
AN - SCOPUS:0019255510
SN - 0033-2917
VL - 10
SP - 437
EP - 443
JO - Psychological medicine
JF - Psychological medicine
IS - 3
ER -