Psychosis in migrants from the Indian subcontinent and English-born controls. A preliminary study on the use of psychiatric services.
A cohort of first-generation Asian immigrants who received a diagnosis of a functional psychosis at the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals were compared with an English-born control group. The Asians were found to have spent a lower total percentage of time in the two hospitals, had fewer in-patient admissions per year, and had a shorter average duration of stay in hospital than the matched controls.
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Institute of Psychiatry, London.
D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*