@article{599718b0651411df9344000ea68e967b,
title = "First admissions for psychiatric disorders. A comparison between the Faroe Islands and Denmark",
abstract = "Historical accounts emphasize a high rate of mental morbidity in the Faroe Islands compared with Denmark. As prerequisites for a comparative investigation are now present, we have compared a 10-year period of first admission rates in both areas. We found a lower rate for the Faroes generally, in particular for women, for the age group 30-64, and also for the majority of diagnostic groups. The group manic-depressive psychosis come closest to Danish conditions, followed by reactive psychosis and alcohol and drug abuse. The greatest difference was found for the groups personal disorders, neuroses, and schizophrenia.",
author = "S Joensen and Wang, {A G}",
note = "Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Bipolar Disorder; Child; Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders; Denmark; Depressive Disorder; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Patient Admission; Personality Disorders; Retrospective Studies; Schizophrenia",
year = "1983",
language = "English",
volume = "68",
pages = "66--71",
journal = "Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica",
issn = "0001-690X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "1",
}