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The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Historical context, major objectives, and study population characteristics.

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Regier, DA; Myers, JK; Kramer, M; Robins, LN; Blazer, DG; Hough, RL; Eaton, WW; Locke, BZ
Published in: Arch Gen Psychiatry
October 1984

The National Institute of Mental Health multisite Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) program is described in the context of four previous psychiatric epidemiologic surveys that included a combined total of 4,000 subjects from Stirling County, the Baltimore Morbidity Study, Midtown Manhattan, and the New Haven third-wave survey. The ECA program is distinguished by its sample size of at least 3,500 subjects per site (about 20,000 total); the focus on Diagnostic Interview Schedule--defined DSM-III mental disorders; the one-year reinterview-based longitudinal design to obtain incidence and service use data; the linkage of epidemiologic and health service use data; and the replication of design and method in multiple sites. Demographic characteristics of community and sample populations are provided for New Haven, Conn, Baltimore, and St Louis.

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Arch Gen Psychiatry

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0003-990X

Publication Date

October 1984

Volume

41

Issue

10

Start / End Page

934 / 941

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • United States
  • Research Design
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • New York City
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
  • Missouri
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
 

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Regier, D. A., Myers, J. K., Kramer, M., Robins, L. N., Blazer, D. G., Hough, R. L., … Locke, B. Z. (1984). The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Historical context, major objectives, and study population characteristics. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 41(10), 934–941. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790210016003
Regier, D. A., J. K. Myers, M. Kramer, L. N. Robins, D. G. Blazer, R. L. Hough, W. W. Eaton, and B. Z. Locke. “The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Historical context, major objectives, and study population characteristics.Arch Gen Psychiatry 41, no. 10 (October 1984): 934–41. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790210016003.
Regier DA, Myers JK, Kramer M, Robins LN, Blazer DG, Hough RL, et al. The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Historical context, major objectives, and study population characteristics. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1984 Oct;41(10):934–41.
Regier, D. A., et al. “The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Historical context, major objectives, and study population characteristics.Arch Gen Psychiatry, vol. 41, no. 10, Oct. 1984, pp. 934–41. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1984.01790210016003.
Regier DA, Myers JK, Kramer M, Robins LN, Blazer DG, Hough RL, Eaton WW, Locke BZ. The NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area program. Historical context, major objectives, and study population characteristics. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1984 Oct;41(10):934–941.

Published In

Arch Gen Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0003-990X

Publication Date

October 1984

Volume

41

Issue

10

Start / End Page

934 / 941

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • United States
  • Research Design
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • New York City
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
  • Missouri
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders