Abstract
The authors review the goals, methods, sample, and selected epidemiologic findings from a collaborative study of affective disorders among the Amish. This culturally and genetically homogeneous population (N = 12,500) constitutes an excellent research setting for psychiatric epidemiologic and genetic study. Alcoholism, drug abuse, and sociopathy did not complicate the study because they are culturally prohibited. During 1976-1980, 112 active cases of mental illness were identified; 71% received diagnoses of major affective disorders. Equal numbers of men and women received diagnoses of unipolar illness, and slightly more men than women were diagnosed as having bipolar illness.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 56-61 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | American Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Amish study, I : Affective disorders among the Amish, 1976-1980. / Egeland, Janice; Hostetter, A. M.
In: American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 140, No. 1, 01.01.1983, p. 56-61.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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