Description
The new edition of this critically praised textbook continues to provide the most comprehensive overview of the concepts, methods, and research advances in the field; particularly the application of molecular genomics and of neuroimaging. It has been revised and enhanced to capitalize on the strengths of the first and second editions while keeping it up-to-date with the field of psychiatry and epidemiology. This comprehensive publication now includes chapters on experimental epidemiology, gene-environment interactions, the use of case registries, eating disorders, suicide, childhood disorders and immigrant populations, and the epidemiology of a number of childhood disorders.
As in the first and second editions, the objective is to provide a comprehensive, easy to understand overview of research methods for the non-specialist. The book is ideal for students of psychiatric epidemiology, psychiatric residents, general psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals.
The book features a new editor, Peter Jones, from the University of Cambridge, who joins the successful US team of Ming Tsuang and Mauricio Tohen.
Chapter
3 Genetic epidemiology
pp.:
47 – 69
4 Examining gene–environment interplay in psychiatric disorders
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69 – 89
5 Reliability
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89 – 103
6 Moderators and mediators: Towards the genetic and environmental bases of psychiatric disorders
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103 – 115
7 Validity: Definitions and applications to psychiatric research
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115 – 133
8 Use of register data for psychiatric epidemiology in the Nordic countries
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133 – 149
9 An introduction to mental health services research
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149 – 171
10 The pharmacoepidemiology of psychiatric medications
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171 – 183
11 Peering into the future of psychiatric epidemiology
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183 – 199
12 Studying the natural history of psychopathology
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199 – 215
13 Symptom scales and diagnostic schedules in adult psychiatry
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215 – 237
14 The National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) and its extensions
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237 – 259
15 Experimental epidemiology
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259 – 279
16 Epidemiology of Schizophrenia
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279 – 305
17 Epidemiology of depressive disorders
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305 – 327
18 Epidemiology of anxiety disorders
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327 – 345
19 Epidemiology of bipolar disorder in adults and children
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345 – 359
20 Epidemiology of eating disorders
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359 – 377
21 Epidemiology of alcohol use, abuse and dependence
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377 – 397
22 Epidemiology of illicit drug use disorders
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397 – 417
23 The epidemiology of personality disorders: Findings, methods and concepts
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417 – 451
24 The epidemiology of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents
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451 – 465
25 Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
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465 – 485
26 The epidemiology of autism
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485 – 499
27 Mental illness, women, mothers and their children
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499 – 533
28 Epidemiology of suicide and attempted suicide
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533 – 551
29 Epidemiology and geriatric psychiatry
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551 – 575
30 Recent epidemiological studies of psychiatric disorders in Japan
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575 – 595
31 Epidemiology of migration and serious mental illness: The example of migrants to Europe
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595 – 611
32 Epidemiology of migration substance use disorder in Latin American populations and migration to the United States
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611 – 633
33 Early detection and intervention as approaches for preventing schizophrenia
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633 – 649