Cross-National Study of Diagnosis of the Mental Disorders: Origin of the Problem
MORTON KRAMER SC.D.1
1 Chief, Biometry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 5454 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. 20203 and visiting scientist in the department of public health, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, England
Many investigators have noted the large differences that have persisted over the years between the rates of first admissions to the mental hospitals of England and Wales and those of the U. S. for affective disorders, schizophrenia, and psychosis with cerebral arteriosclerosis. The author describes the background and complexity of the problem and the efforts leading up to the present research project, aimed at explaining the differences.
