Lifetime Incidence and Socio-economic Implications of Mental Illness
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of the present study is to estimate the lifetime incidence of any mental disorder in a nationwide population-based register linkage study for the Danish population and to estimate the influence on socio-economic functioning.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The purpose of the present study is to estimate the lifetime incidence of any mental disorder in a nationwide population-based register linkage study for the Danish population in total and according to gender and to estimate the influence on socio-economic functioning. The investigaters hypothesised that the lifetime incidence of any mental disorder is substantially higher than hitherto believed.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Patients Patients with mental illness according to Danish health registers |
Other: Not relevant
This is a non-intervention cohort study
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Control individuals from the general population Control individuals from the general population matched according to the data of diagnosis/ psychotropic medication, year of birth, sex and calendar year. |
Other: Not relevant
This is a non-intervention cohort study
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Any psychiatric disorder or any psychotropic medication according to data in Danish nationwide registers [January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2020]
Cumulative incidens of any psychiatric disorder or psychotropic medication for any mental illness except sleep disorders, dementia and nicotine dependence in total and according to sex
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder according to data in Danish nationwide registers [January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2020]
Cumulative incidence of a diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder in total and according to sex
Other Outcome Measures
- Socio-economic functioning in relation to individuals recorded with the primary outcome according to data in Danish nationwide registers [January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2020]
Socio-economic functioning
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- The study was based on a randomly selected 1,500,000 sample of all persons who were registered in Statistics Denmark on the 1st of January 1995.
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Psychiatric Center Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Denmark | 2100 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lars V Kessing, Professor, Psychiatric Center Copenhagen
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- Lifetime incidence