| The Sesto Fiorentino study: point and one-year prevalences of psychiatric disorders in an Italian community sample using clinical interviewers. | |
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PMID: 15184717 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: It has been argued that lay interviewers' use of fully-structured interviews could lead to a diagnostic pattern different to that by treating physicians. Clinical interviewers in community samples should probably identify cases that are closer to those seen in clinical settings. The greatest advantage of using clinical interviewers consists of the immediate assessment of a possible psychopathology, i.e. the evaluation of current disorders. METHODS: Two thousand three hundred and sixty-three citizens from the community of Sesto Fiorentino, Italy, were interviewed by their own general practitioners using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Positive cases for any lifetime psychiatric disorder as well as a random sample of the negative cases were re-interviewed by psychiatrists or trained residents in psychiatry using the Florence Psychiatric Interview (FPI). RESULTS: The point prevalence for any current disorder was 8.7%; the two disorders with the highest prevalence were generalised anxiety disorder (2.9%) and major depressive episode (2.7%). The figures increase about 50% when the sub-threshold sequelae of previous disorders are considered. Current comorbidity was generally high. The one-year prevalence of any disorder was 10.6%. Ninety-two percent of the cases sought help, 82% were being treated at the moment of interview. Social impairment was considerable. CONCLUSIONS: The period prevalence rates for most of the disorders considered were generally comparable with the range defined by previous studies conducted in other Western countries, despite using different methodologies. Conversely, the use of health facilities, the treatment received and the social impairment were much higher than those reported by the other studies, suggesting a greater similarity with the clinical samples. |
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Authors:
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Carlo Faravelli; Luca Abrardi; Daniela Bartolozzi; Cristiana Cecchi; Fiammetta Cosci; Donato D'Adamo; Beatrice Lo Iacono; Claudia Ravaldi; Maria Alessandra Scarpato; Elisabetta Truglia; Paolo Maria Rossi Prodi; Simone Rosi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Psychotherapy and psychosomatics Volume: 73 ISSN: 0033-3190 ISO Abbreviation: Psychother Psychosom Publication Date: 2004 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-08 Completed Date: 2004-10-05 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0024046 Medline TA: Psychother Psychosom Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 226-34 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel |
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Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. carlo.faravelli@unifi.it |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Catchment Area (Health) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Female Humans Interview, Psychological Italy / epidemiology Male Mental Disorders / classification, diagnosis, epidemiology* Middle Aged Prevalence Questionnaires |
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Psychother Psychosom. 2004 Jul-Aug;73(4):197-206
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