Contrasting demographic patterns of minor psychiatric morbidity in general practice and the community.

摘要: The 60-item General Health Questionnaire was completed by 90% of 4798 patients aged 15--69 years who consulted, on one day, the general practitioners 97% practices in Perth Statistical Division. A point prevalence rate minor psychiatric morbidity various demographic groups calculated terms population at risk. pattern compared with that found a probability sample 2324 community residents drawn from same risk, and surveyed time using screening instrument. Widowed persons, British-born men had recently migrated to Australia, lower-social-class were under-represented practice. Elderly women upper-class occupations over-represented These differences, unlike others found, could not be explained differing consulting habits or completion rates