Neighbourhood variation in incidence of schizophrenia: Evidence for person-environment interaction
JIM Van Os, GER Driessen, N Gunther… - The British Journal of …, 2000 - cambridge.org
BackgroundNeighbourhood characteristics may influence the risk of psychosis,
independently of their individual-level equivalents. AimsTo examine these issues in a multi-
level model of schizophrenia incidence. MethodCases of schizophrenia, incident between
1986 and 1997, were identified from the Maastricht Mental Health Case Register. A multi-
level analysis was conducted to examine the independent effects of individual-level and
neighbourhood-level variables in 35 neighbourhoods. ResultsIndependent of individual …
independently of their individual-level equivalents. AimsTo examine these issues in a multi-
level model of schizophrenia incidence. MethodCases of schizophrenia, incident between
1986 and 1997, were identified from the Maastricht Mental Health Case Register. A multi-
level analysis was conducted to examine the independent effects of individual-level and
neighbourhood-level variables in 35 neighbourhoods. ResultsIndependent of individual …
Neighbourhood variation in incidence of schizophrenia
D Ger, N Gunther, D Philippe - The British Journal of …, 2000 - search.proquest.com
Method Cases of schizophrenia, incident between 1986 and 1997, were identified from the
Maastricht Mental Health Case Register. A multi-level analysis was conducted to examine
the independent effects of individual-level and neighbourhood-level variables in 35
neighbourhoods. Results Independent of individual-level single and divorced marital status,
an effect of the proportion of single persons and proportion of divorced persons in a
neighbourhood was apparent (per 1% increase respectively: RR= 1.02; 95% CI 1.00–1.03; …
Maastricht Mental Health Case Register. A multi-level analysis was conducted to examine
the independent effects of individual-level and neighbourhood-level variables in 35
neighbourhoods. Results Independent of individual-level single and divorced marital status,
an effect of the proportion of single persons and proportion of divorced persons in a
neighbourhood was apparent (per 1% increase respectively: RR= 1.02; 95% CI 1.00–1.03; …