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Psychiatric Emergencies, Scotland and the World Cup Finals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

George Masterton  and
Anthony J. Mander
George Masterton*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 4 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9YW
Anthony J. Mander
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Reductions in emergency psychiatric presentations to hospital occurred during and after the finals of the World Cup football competitions, an effect evident in women as well as men, and more marked among the mentally ill than those who were not. Increases in the numbers of schizophrenic and neurotic men presenting before, and alcoholic men during, the competitions can be attributed to the football. The generalised reductions during and after could reflect an indirect effect upon help-seeking, although actual relapse rates of mental illnesses might be affected. These changes could arise from enhancement of national identity and cohesion.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 4 , April 1990 , pp. 475 - 478
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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