The incidence of non-affective psychotic disorders in Chile between 2005 and 2018: results from a national register of over 30 000 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests the incidence of non-affective psychotic disorders (NAPDs) varies across persons and places, but data from the Global South is scarce. We aimed to estimate the treated incidence of NAPD in Chile, and variance by person, place and time.

Methods

We used national register data from Chile including all people, 10-65 years, with the first episode of NAPD (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision: F20-F29) between 1 January 2005 and 29 August 2018. Denominators were estimated from Chilean National Census data. Our main outcome was treated incidence of NAPD and age group, sex, calendar year and regional-level population density, multidimensional poverty and latitude were exposures of interest.

Results

We identified 32 358 NAPD cas

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Valderrama A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9005445 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature