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Lifetime Incidence and Socio-economic Implications of Mental Illness

Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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.
Exclusion Criteria
  • None

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PatientsNot relevantPatients with mental illness according to Danish health registers
Control individuals from the general populationNot relevantControl individuals from the general population matched according to the data of diagnosis/ psychotropic medication, year of birth, sex and calendar year.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Any psychiatric disorder or any psychotropic medication according to data in Danish nationwide registersJanuary 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
NameTimeMethod
Diagnosis of any psychiatric disorder according to data in Danish nationwide registersJanuary 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

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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