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Anxiety: its role in the history of psychiatric epidemiology by Murphy, J M, Leighton, A H

“…The role played by anxiety in the history of psychiatric epidemiology has not been well recognized. Such lack of understanding retarded the incremental growth…”
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Anxiety and depression: a 40-year perspective on relationships regarding prevalence, distribution, and comorbidity by Murphy, J. M., Horton, N. J., Laird, N. M., Monson, R. R., Sobol, A. M., Leighton, A. H.

“…Objective:  Building on a report about the prevalence of depression over time, this paper examines historical trends regarding anxiety in terms of its…”
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Incidence of depression in the Stirling County Study: historical and comparative perspectives by Murphy, J M, Laird, N M, Monson, R R, Sobol, A M, Leighton, A H

“…The Stirling County Study provides a 40-year perspective on the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in an adult population in Atlantic Canada. Across samples…”
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Incidence of depression and anxiety: the Stirling County Study by Murphy, J M, Olivier, D C, Monson, R R, Sobol, A M, Leighton, A H

“…Prevalence studies in psychiatric epidemiology out-number incidence investigations by a wide margin. This report gives descriptive information about the…”
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Prodromes of depression and anxiety. The Stirling County study by Murphy, J M, Sobol, A M, Olivier, D C, Monson, R R, Leighton, A H, Pratt, L A

“…A longitudinal investigation of psychiatric epidemiology in a general population (the Stirling County study) has indicated that the incidence of depression and…”
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A 40-Year Perspective on the Prevalence of Depression: The Stirling County Study by Murphy, Jane M, Laird, Nan M, Monson, Richard R, Sobol, Arthur M, Leighton, Alexander H

“…BACKGROUND According to epidemiologic studies that use recall of lifetime episodes, the prevalence of depression is increasing. This report from the Stirling…”
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Diagnosis and outcome: depression and anxiety in a general population by Murphy, J M, Olivier, D C, Sobol, A M, Monson, R R, Leighton, A H

“…An assessment of the long-term outcome for depression and anxiety disorders in a general population was made as part of the Stirling County Study. Measuring…”
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Relations over time between psychiatric and somatic disorders: the Stirling County Study by Murphy, J M, Monson, R R, Olivier, D C, Zahner, G E, Sobol, A M, Leighton, A H

“…A longitudinal study of a general population in Atlantic Canada provided information on associations between two broad categories of illness: somatic disorders…”
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Contributions of epidemiology to psychiatric thought by Leighton, A H

“…As a result of trying to apply both science and humanism to psychological problems, psychiatry is exposed to a welter of confusing issues in which science and…”
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Reducing disability in mood disorders and schizophrenia by Manschreck, T C, Leighton, A H

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Multiple Informants: Mortality Associated with Psychiatric Disorders in the Stirling County Study by Horton, Nicholas J., Laird, Nan M., Murphy, Jane M., Monson, Richard R., Sobol, Arthur M., Leighton, Alexander H.

“…This paper applies new statistical procedures for analyzing multiple-source information about the relation of psychiatric diagnoses to mortality. The data come…”
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Mortality risk and psychiatric disorders: results of a general physician survey by MURPHY, J. M, MONSON, R. R, OLIVIER, D. C, SOBOL, A. M, PRATT, L. A, LEIGHTON, A. H

“…As part of the Stirling County Study (Canada), general physicians were interviewed to identify the psychiatric disorders experienced by a sample of adults…”
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Community mental health and information underload by LEIGHTON, A. H

“…As is generally recognized, the community mental health movement has run into many serious obstacles which have caused it to fall short of original…”
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Culture and psychiatry by Leighton, A H

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A Comparison of Diagnostic Interviews for Depression in the Stirling County Study: Challenges for Psychiatric Epidemiology by Murphy, Jane M, Monson, Richard R, Laird, Nan M, Sobol, Arthur M, Leighton, Alexander H

“…BACKGROUND High prevalence rates in psychiatric epidemiologic studies raise questions about whether data-gathering procedures identify transient responses…”
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COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND INFORMATION UNDERLOAD by Leighton, Alexander H

“…As is generally recognized, the community mental health movement has run into many serious obstacles which have caused it to fall short of original…”
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The mental health of the American Indian. Introduction by Leighton, A H

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Depression and anxiety in relation to social status. A prospective epidemiologic study by Murphy, J M, Olivier, D C, Monson, R R, Sobol, A M, Federman, E B, Leighton, A H

“…Longitudinal research in Stirling County, Atlantic Canada, indicated that during the 1950s and 1960s the prevalence of depression was significantly and…”
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Affective disorders and mortality. A general population study by Murphy, J M, Monson, R R, Olivier, D C, Sobol, A M, Leighton, A H

“…A 16-year prospective study of a general population sample indicates that those who had reported a depression and/or anxiety disorder at baseline experienced…”
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Social science and psychiatric epidemiology. A difficult relationship by Leighton, A H

“…The difficulty in the relationships among the social sciences, psychiatry and epidemiology is important because it inhibits incremental growth of scientific…”
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