Journal article
Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia Among New Zealand Māori: A Capture–Recapture Approach
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to estimate the 12 month prevalence of schizophrenia in the Maori population of New Zealand.
METHOD: Mental health data from two national sources were obtained for the period 2000-2003. A simple count of unique individuals with schizophrenia was used to estimate contact prevalence and a four-list capture-recapture procedure to estimate population prevalence.
Authors
Kake TR; Arnold R; Ellis P
Journal
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 941–949
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
November 2008
DOI
10.1080/00048670802415376
ISSN
0004-8674