Psychiatric Epidemiology Glossary

The presence or prevalence of mental health disorders within a population, often expressed as rates or proportions.

Large-scale population-based study designed to measure the prevalence and distribution of mental health disorders in the...

The probability that an individual without positive screening results truly does not have a psychiatric disorder.

The systematic classification and naming of psychiatric disorders, including the principles underlying diagnostic system...

The proportion of individuals with a specific genetic variant who develop the associated psychiatric disorder.

The systematic study and description of psychiatric symptoms and experiences as they present to clinical observation.

Statistical adjustment technique to control for demographic differences when comparing psychiatric disorder rates across...

Systematic collection of data on individuals with psychiatric disorders within a defined population or healthcare system...

Regular temporal patterns in psychiatric disorder occurrence, symptoms, or healthcare utilization across calendar months...

Percentage of individuals with psychiatric disorders who actually receive mental health services within a defined popula...

The frequency with which a population uses mental health services, typically expressed per 1,000 population.

Statistical methods used to analyze time-to-event data in psychiatric epidemiology, such as onset of mental illness.

Research design comparing psychiatric traits between identical and fraternal twins to estimate genetic and environmental...

Systematic collection and analysis of data on psychiatric disorder-related births, deaths, and population changes.

The study of measurement properties of psychiatric instruments and their impact on epidemiological findings.

A dimensional conceptualization of psychotic disorders ranging from subclinical symptoms to severe clinical manifestatio...

Systematic error in epidemiological studies arising from differential accuracy of memory between groups being compared.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the US federal agency overseeing mental health data collectio...

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders, a semi-structured diagnostic interview used to assess psychiatric disor...

Long-term changes in disease occurrence over time, typically spanning decades or longer periods.

Systematic error in psychiatric epidemiology arising from non-representative sampling or differential participation rate...

A measure comparing observed cases in a study population to expected cases based on a reference population.

Ratio comparing observed to expected psychiatric disorder prevalence, adjusting for population differences in age and ot...

Standardized assessment instruments with predetermined questions and criteria for psychiatric diagnosis in epidemiologic...