Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg (PPSW) - Psychiatric Sub-Studies

This data description concerns the psychiatric sub-studies of the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg (PPSW).

PPSW is a multidisciplinary longitudinal study, examining representative samples of women living in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The study comprises a psychiatric interview, physical examination, psychological tests, blood samples with extensive laboratory analysis and a close informant interview. It also includes collecting data related to socioeconomic status, marital status, living conditions, housing situation, education, religion, hobbies, and life events. Neurobiological investigations in the form of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spinal puncture and analysis of brain-spinal fluid are also carried out. Medical records from all major hospitals, geriatric and psychiatric institutions and outpatient clinics in Gothenburg are evaluated to find cases of psychiatric and somatic diseases. Dementia, depression, psychotic disorders, sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are diagnosed according to DSM-III-R and DSM-IV. Somatic diseases are classified according to established criteria.

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was initially to investigate anemia and health factors related to menopause, but has later also included examination of determinants among middle age women that have importance for the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia and other mental illness in high age.

The data description only concerns the psychiatric sub-studies of the PPSW cohort from the H70 studies. To view cohorts, variables and request data, follow the links to the NEAR portal.

The PPSW started in 1968 with the recruitment of 1 467 women between the ages of 38 and 60 years. Five different birth cohorts of women born in 1908, 1914, 1918, 1922 and 1930 were followed-up in 1974‒75, 1981‒82, 1992‒93, 2000‒02, 2005‒06, 2009‒11, 2015‒16, 2018‒19, and re-examinations are planned for 2021.

The study comprises a psychiatric interview, physical examination, psychological tests, blood samples with extensive laboratory analysis and a close informant interview. It also includes collecting data related to socioeconomic status, marital status, living conditions, housing situation, education, religion, hobbies, and life events. Neurobiological investigations in the form of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and spinal puncture and analysis of brain-spinal fluid are also carried out. Medical records from all major hospitals, geriatric and psychiatric institutions and outpatient clinics in Gothenburg are evaluated to find cases of psychiatric and somatic diseases. Dementia, depression, psychotic disorders, sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are diagnosed according to DSM-III-R and DSM-IV. Somatic diseases are classified according to established criteria. Show less..