Social determinants of mental health: a Finnish nationwide follow-up study on mental disorders
@article{Paananen2013SocialDO,
title={Social determinants of mental health: a Finnish nationwide follow-up study on mental disorders},
author={Reija Paananen and Tiina Ristikari and Marko Merikukka and Mika Gissler},
journal={Journal of Epidemiology \& Community Health},
year={2013},
volume={67},
pages={1025 - 1031}
}BACKGROUND
Most mental disorders start in childhood and adolescence. [] Key Method The study covers detailed health, social welfare and sociodemographic data of the cohort members and their parents from Finnish registers.
RESULTS
Altogether, 7578 (12.7%) cohort members had had a diagnosed mental disorder. Several prenatal, perinatal and family-related risk factors for mental disorders were found, with sex differences. The main risk factors for mental disorders were having a young mother (OR 1.30 (1.16 to 1…
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