Selected Aspects of the Epidemiology of Psychoses in Croatia, Yugoslavia

Abstract

This is the fourth paper in a series on the epidemiology of psychoses in Croatia, Yugoslavia. Data collected from 1960-1975 on a representative sample of the population of the study area, including the Istrian Peninsula and the northern Adriatic littoral, and the control area, the rest of Croatia, indicate that functional psychotic illnesses are more frequent in the study area, with the highest rates in older population groups. The finding is not associated with coastal or inland residence, with educational level, or with occupational group. Other diseases in excess in the study area are diabetes mellitus, psoriasis, and alcoholism. Nutritional disorders are about equally distributed between study and control areas. Data on extent of cigarette smoking was more prevalent in the study area, cases of functional psychoses smoked no more than the general population.

A continuum of psychosis, one human gene, and not much else — the case for homogeneity

“…Similarly high rates of schizophrenia have been reported in parts of Croatia (Crocetti et al, 1964;Lemkau et al, 1971). But a recent study (Folnegovic and Folnegovic-Smalc, 1992) aimed at investigating differences in prevalence rates in different parts of Croatia concluded that economic migration and negative selection in the domestic population were likely to be the most significant factors in differences in prevalence.…”

Ageing, Arterial Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, and Diet

“…At the 1982 and 2006 examinations we used the same method as in 1972, described elsewhere (12). (13)(14)(15). The participants had to score from one to fi ve the consumption of ten food 1 groups * : preserved meat, fresh meat, fi sh (mainly pelagic), cooked vegetables, fresh fruit and vegetables, legumes, potatoes, pastry and rice, cookies and sweets, bread, and dairy products.…”

Prevalence and Incidence Studies of Schizophrenic Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature

“…These reported the results of 18 unique primary investigations of prevalence of schizophrenia and related disorders. Table 1 documents our reasons for excluding those prevalence studies fulfilling all but 1 inclusion criterion (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42). Of the 53 papers reporting incidence, 44 were excluded; 40 studies did not meet eligibility criteria, and 4 reported duplicate data.…”