An epidemiological study of mental disorders in a 10-year cohort of young adults in Israel.

摘要: This is an overview of a two-phase epidemiological study mental disorders among young adults in ten-year birth cohort (1949-58) conducted Israel. A sample 4914 Israel-born offspring Jewish immigrants was obtained by full probability sampling procedures and screened for caseness using psychometric symptom scales from the Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Interview (PERI). Those positive almost fifth negatives (N = 2741) were interviewed psychiatrists Schedule Affective Disorders Schizophrenia, Israel version (SADS-I), order to determine prevalence rates specific as defined Diagnostic Criteria (RDC). The completion each interview phase 94.5% 90.7% respectively. Six-month are presented gender, ethnic origin, education. Approximately one-fifth met current RDC criteria disorder at definite level, excluding category 'other psychiatric disorder'. Generalized anxiety major depressive most commonly found types. striking findings centre on alcoholism drug use which exceedingly rare, unusually similar depression males females. results this discussed comparison with those other studies.