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Socio-economic status and population density risk factors for psychosis: prospective incidence study in the Maltese Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Nigel Camilleri ,
Anton Grech  and
Rachel Taylor
Nigel Camilleri
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Northern Deanery and Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, email [email protected]
Anton Grech
Affiliation:
Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta, and University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Rachel Taylor
Affiliation:
Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta
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Abstract

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Malta is an archipelago (with three inhabited islands) in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the 2006 census, Malta has a population of just over 400000 and is the eighth most densely populated country in the world (1272 persons/km2) and the most densely populated of the member states of the European Union (EU). The most densely populated town in Malta is Senglea, with 22744 persons/km2 (situated in the Southern Harbour Area). In comparison, Malta's sister island, Gozo, has a density of 422 persons/km2. Over 92% of the population lives in urban areas.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 69 - 71
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2010

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