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ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health1997

Strategies for the prevention of psychiatric disorder in primary care in south London.

S Weich, G Lewis, R Churchill, A Mann

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Article in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

S WeichSection of Epidemiology and General Practice, Institute of Psychiatry, London.
G Lewis
R Churchill
A Mann

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectiveTo compare the potential impact of high risk and population based approaches to the prevention of psychiatric disorder, using a representative sample of general practice attenders as the target population.

designThis was a prospective cohort study.

settingA health centre in south London.

participantsThree hundred and seven consecutive attenders aged 16-65, recruited at randomly selected general practice surgeries. MAIN

resultsA linear association was found between the number of different types of socioeconomic adversity reported at recruitment (T1) and the prevalence of psychiatric disorder one year later (T2). The population attributable fraction (PAF) for socioeconomic adversity at T1 was 37.4%. In theory, social interventions for high risk individuals at T1 would reduce the prevalence of psychiatric disorder at T2 by 9% at most, compared with a reduction of 18% if just one item of socioeconomic adversity were eliminated among those with any socioeconomic risk factors.

conclusionsSocial interventions targeted at individuals at highest risk of the most common mental disorders are likely to be extremely limited in their capacity to reduce the prevalence of these conditions. A population based risk reduction strategy, modified according to individual risk, represents a potentially feasible and effective alternative.

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PMID9229061
PMCPMC1060477

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