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S Haastrup

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PubMed1990

[Frequency of psychiatric admissions from recently built satellite areas (concrete buildings) in the western district of Copenhagen].

Scandinavian investigations have demonstrated that the extent of mental disturbances is related to the nature of the district concerned. Young satellite districts, concrete built up areas in the periphery of large cities have been pointed out as high risk regions. Environments with poor resources, dominated by social disintegration increase the risk of mental disturbances in persons who are already poorly integrated. Four satellite building sites which were built within the past 25 years in the westerly part of Copenhagen were investigated for the frequency of inpatient admissions in the regional psychiatric department in 1985. 23% of all the admissions occur from these regions where 12% of the basic population lives. The majority of the admissions occur partly from the oldest of these regions built in the nineteen sixties and also from the two youngest regions built at the end of the nineteen seventies. The same pattern was found for the main diagnoses: character disturbances and drug addiction while the diagnosis of schizophrenia is commonest in the two youngest regions. Socio-economical data which suggests social disintegration in these districts is quoted. Purposeful social-psychiatric efforts in the high risk districts are necessary. Mental hygienic requirements should be taken into consideration in planning new residential districts.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

Eleven year follow-up of 300 young opioid addicts.

A cohort of 300 young opioid addicts (203 male and 97 female) attending the City of Copenhagen Drug Treatment Service (200) or the Nordvang Hospital (100) for first-time treatment during 1973 was personally followed up in 1980 and 1984. In both studies about 90% were traced. Outcome was classified on a four-step scale according to current drug status and occupational status. In 1984 24% of the cohort were classified in the best outcome class while 26% were dead, yielding an average mortality of 2.4% per year. Sixteen per cent were classified as substance users, including persons mostly abusing alcohol or tranquilizers. In contrast to our predictions in 1980 the number of persons achieving stable abstinence does not turn out to be steadily increasing with time. The number of active drug addicts declines mainly because they die, not because they achieve abstinence. According to more strict criteria less than 20% would be classified as truly recovered. Another 5 - 10% achieve some unstable abstinence. The long-term prognosis seems to be highly unfavourable for the study population as a whole.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1984

Seven year follow-up of 300 young drug abusers.

300 young morphine addicts in Copenhagen were personally followed up 7 years after their first referral for treatment. The tracking rate was 93.7%. Of the original population, approximately 2% died yearly, i.e. 16%. Each year 5-6% ceased drug abuse, and in 1980, 39% were characterized as being socially well adjusted. In all, 20% remained heavy drug users, though some had changed to other drugs.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Follow-up of 97 young non-psychotic male opiate abusers: relationship between achieving abstinence, age, and duration of abuse.

Ninety-seven young non-psychotic men with intravenous opiate abuse, who had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital, were seen at follow-up 3 years after admission. All were traced. At follow-up, 19% were abstinent, 9% had died, whereas the remainder were still addicted. Those who had become abstinent had done so around the age of 20 and/or before they had been addicted to opiate for 3-4 years, almost regardless of the time at which their total drug abuse had started.

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