Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Patients by Discharge Cohort, Scotland 1977 – 94

	Discharge Cohort
	1977 – 82 (n = 2773)	1983 – 88 (n = 2119)	1989 – 94 (n = 1884)	1977 – 94 (n = 6776)
Gender (Percent Male)	50%	53.1%	51.6%	51.4%
Median Length of Current Admission in Weeks	114	117	118	116
Schizophrenia	1030	938	831	2799
Affective Disorder	560	455	431	1446
Neuroses	192	129	124	445
Personality Disorders	287	135	65	487
Other	704	462	433	1599