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Psychiatric disorder and its declaration in contrasting areas of South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. G. Ingham ,
K. Rawnsley  and
D. Hughes
J. G. Ingham
Affiliation:
From the External Staff, Medicai Research Council, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, and Welsh National School of Medicine
K. Rawnsley
Affiliation:
From the External Staff, Medicai Research Council, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, and Welsh National School of Medicine
D. Hughes
Affiliation:
From the External Staff, Medicai Research Council, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, and Welsh National School of Medicine
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Synopsis

An earlier study suggested that the mining valleys of South Wales produced a higher rate of declared psychiatric illness than nearby rural areas. A replication during a later period showed that the rural area had now caught up with the mining area but a difference in sex ratios between the two areas had remained remarkably constant. A sampling survey, using self-assessment of symptoms in random samples, indicated that differential selection into the psychiatric services was likely to be a determining factor.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , August 1972 , pp. 281 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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