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Six-Month Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders in Three Communities

1980 to 1982

Jerome K. Myers, PhD; Myrna M. Weissman, PhD; Gary L. Tischler, MD; Charles E. Holzer III, PhD; Philip J. Leaf, PhD; Helen Orvaschel, PhD; James C. Anthony, PhD; Jeffrey H. Boyd, MD, MPH; Jack D. Burke, Jr, MD, MPH; Morton Kramer, ScD; Roger Stoltzman, MD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1984;41(10):959-967.


Abstract

• Six-month prevalence rates for selected DSM-III psychiatric disorders are reported based on community surveys in New Haven, Conn, Baltimore, and St Louis. As part of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area program, data were gathered on more than 9,000 adults, employing the Diagnostic Interview Schedule to collect information to make a diagnosis. The most common disorders found were phobias, alcohol abuse and/or dependence, dysthymia, and major depression. The most common diagnoses for women were phobias and major depression, whereas for men, the most predominant disorder was alcohol abuse and/or dependence. Rates of psychiatric disorders dropped sharply after age 45 years.



Author Affiliations

From Yale University, New Haven, Conn (Drs Myers, Weissman, Tischler, Holzer, Leaf, and Orvaschel); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Drs Anthony and Kramer); the National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Md (Drs Boyd and Burke); and Washington University, St Louis (Dr Stoltzman).


Footnotes

Accepted for publication April 16, 1984.

Reprint requests to Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 350 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06519 (Dr Myers).



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