Differences in psychiatric admission patterns between Caribbeans from different islands.
Routine DHSS data show that in London, Jamaicans have higher psychiatric admission rates than Barbadians or Trinidadians. A higher proportion of admissions of Jamaican and Barbadian men receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia while a higher proportion of Trinidadians are diagnosed as affective disorders.
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Department of Community Medicine, Charing Cross Medical School, London.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D014900:West Indies / Q000208:ethnology