Lifetime Incidence and Socio-economic Implications of Mental Illness
- Conditions
- Mental Illness
- Interventions
- Other: Not relevant
- Registration Number
- NCT05415189
- Lead Sponsor
- Mental Health Services in the Capital Region, Denmark
- 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.
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1500000
- 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.
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients Not relevant Patients with mental illness according to Danish health registers Control individuals from the general population Not relevant Control individuals from the general population matched according to the data of diagnosis/ psychotropic medication, year of birth, sex and calendar year.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method 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
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Psychiatric Center Copenhagen
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark