Alcoholism diagnosis and Celtic names
| Autor: | M. W. P. Carney, Brian F. Sheffield |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study High prevalence Celtic languages business.industry Population Alcohol dependence Mental illness medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health History and Philosophy of Science Borough North west medicine Clinical care Psychiatry business education Applied Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 12:95-100 |
| ISSN: | 2051-6967 0790-9667 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0790966700014518 |
| Popis: | Objective: To investigate assertions that Celts have higher rates of alcoholism and mental illness than non-Celts.Method: The records of 3,000 admissions to Northwick Park Hospital Psychiatric Unit, Harrow (a North West London suburban middle class borough research hospital with a strictly defined catchment area – the London Borough of Harrow: population 200,000), from June 1987 for three years under the clinical care of four consultant psychiatrists, were examined.Results: There were 683 with non-Celtic names and 175 with Celtic names (16.7%) (data on 10 patients incomplete). 306 (35%) of non-Celts and 88 (50%) of Celts were aged under 40 years. Alcohol dependence (ICD 303) was significantly commoner (pConclusion: Doctors should be aware of the high prevalence of alcoholic dependence among people with Celtic names, whether these were born in Celtic countries or not, entertain a high index of diagnostic suspicion and take preventative measures accordingly. However, we found no excess of other categories of psychiatric disorder among Celts as compared with non-Celts. Patients with Norman-derived names seemed to follow the Celts in these respects. |
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