Psychiatric epidemiology
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Psychiatric epidemiology (pronunciation: psy·chi·at·ric epi·de·mi·ol·o·gy) is a field within epidemiology that focuses on the study of mental disorders in populations. It involves the application of epidemiological methods to uncover the etiology of mental disorders.
Etymology
The term "psychiatric epidemiology" is derived from three Greek words: "psyche" meaning soul, "iatros" meaning physician, and "epidemiology" which comes from "epi" meaning upon, "demos" meaning people, and "logos" meaning study. Thus, it can be interpreted as the study of the impact of mental disorders upon the people.
Definition
Psychiatric epidemiology is the study of the incidence, prevalence, and distribution of mental disorders in populations. It uses epidemiological methods to investigate the causes and correlates of mental disorders, their distribution in populations, and strategies for their control.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.
- Mental Disorders: Health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior.
- Incidence (epidemiology): The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a specific period.
- Prevalence: The total number of cases of a disease in a population at a specific time.
- Distribution (epidemiology): The pattern of health-related states or events in a population.
- Etiology: The cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Psychiatric epidemiology
- Wikipedia's article - Psychiatric epidemiology
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