Temporal changes in sex- and age-specific incidence profiles of mental disorders-A nationwide study from 1970 to 2016.
Oleguer Plana-RipollNatalie C MomenJohn G McGrathTheresa WimberleyIsabell BrikellDiana SchendelMalene ThygesenNanna WeyeCarsten B PedersenOle MorsPreben B MortensenSøren DalsgaardPublished in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2022)
Mental disorder IRs have increased in Denmark since 1970, with age of diagnosis shifting downwards. Both trends were likely impacted by administrative changes, while the latter is likely to be (partly) attributable to earlier detection and increased reporting of child-onset conditions. Our findings may provide valuable context of the epidemiology of mental disorders across age groups for comparison with other studies and populations.