Overview of Mental Disorders in Chinese Cultures: Review of Epidemiological and Clinical Studies
Published 1 January 1981
Keh‐Ming Lin, Arthur Kleinman, Tsung-Yi Lin
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The information derived from epidemiological studies of mental disorders not only serves the practical purpose of providing a rational basis for planning mental health care services, but also helps us better understand the causes and distribution of various mental illnesses.
Abstract
Psychiatric epidemiology, a relatively new branch of psychiatry, has witnessed tremendous growth since the end of World War II (cf. Leighton 1959; Hughes et al. 1960; Leighton et al. 1963; Srole et al. 1962; Langner and Michael 1963; Lemkau et al. 1964; Lin 1953; Lin et al. 1969;Hollingshead and Redlich 1958; Gurin et al. 1960). The information derived from epidemiological studies of mental disorders not only serves the practical purpose of providing a rational basis for planning mental health care services, but also helps us better understand the causes and distribution of various mental illnesses (Cooper and Morgan 1973; Robins 1978).
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