Incidence of psychiatric disorders after extended residence in Antarctica

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Lawrence A. Palinkas · University of California, San Diego

Frederic D. Glogower · Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Mark L. Dembert · Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Kendall Hansen · Naval Hospital Bremerton

Robert Smullen · Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Abstract

Differences in the distribution of symptoms and diagnoses by demographic and expedition characteristics suggests that the social environment may be a more powerful determinant than the physical environment of psychiatric disorders in a polar region.

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Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volume 63, Issue 2, pp. 157-168

DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v63i2.17702

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Incidence of psychiatric disorders after extended residence in Antarctica

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