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Povl Munk-Jørgensen
Researcher at Odense University Hospital
Publications - 236
Citations - 7791
Povl Munk-Jørgensen is an academic researcher from Odense University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 233 publications receiving 7263 citations. Previous affiliations of Povl Munk-Jørgensen include Aalborg University & University of Copenhagen.
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The Danish Psychiatric Central Register.
TL;DR: The Danish Psychiatric Central Register contains information dating from the 19th century; data were collected systematically from 1938 and includes all admissions to psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric wards in general hospitals in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
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Causes and Consequences of the Gender Difference in Age at Onset of Schizophrenia
Heinz Häfner,W. an der Heiden,S. Behrens,Wagner F. Gattaz,M. Hambrecht,W. Löffler,Kurt Maurer,Povl Munk-Jørgensen,B. Nowotny,Anita Riecher-Rössler,A. Stein +10 more
TL;DR: An attempt is made to provide a brief overview of the individual stages of the ABC study and the different levels of investigation involved in formulating and testing the estrogen hypothesis in animal experiments and in demonstrating its applicability to human schizophrenia.
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Suicide risk in schizophrenia: learning from the past to change the future
Maurizio Pompili,Maurizio Pompili,Xavier F. Amador,Paolo Girardi,Jill M. Harkavy-Friedman,Martin Harrow,Kalman J. Kaplan,Michael Krausz,David Lester,Herbert Y. Meltzer,Jiri Modestin,Lori P. Montross,Preben Bo Mortensen,Povl Munk-Jørgensen,Jimmi Nielsen,Merete Nordentoft,Pirjo Irmeli Saarinen,Sidney Zisook,Scott T Wilson,Roberto Tatarelli +19 more
TL;DR: This is the first attempt to present a consensus report as well as the development of a set of guidelines for reducing suicide risk among schizophenia patients.
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Screening for somatization and hypochondriasis in primary care and neurological in-patients: a seven-item scale for hypochondriasis and somatization.
Per Fink,Henrik Ewald,Jørgen Jensen,L Sørensen,Marianne Engberg,Martin Holm,Povl Munk-Jørgensen +6 more
TL;DR: Both the Whiteley-7 scale and the Illness Conviction subscale had acceptable psychometric profiles, and both seem to be promising screening tools for not only hypochondriasis but also for somatoform disorders in general.
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The ABC Schizophrenia Study: a preliminary overview of the results.
H. Häfner,Kurt Maurer,W. Löffler,W. an der Heiden,Povl Munk-Jørgensen,M. Hambrecht,Anita Riecher-Rössler +6 more
TL;DR: In early-onset cases, social course and outcome, studied prospectively over 5 years, was determined by the level of social development at onset through social stagnation, which was not explainable by social variables, such as differences in the male-female societal roles.