title: Ethnic factors in managing black and minority ethnic patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand pathways into healthcare people of minority ethnic groups use and if these differ from those of the majority.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current literature shows that some forms of treatment are seen as less stigmatizing and more acceptable. The treatment expectations also dictate choice of healthcare providers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Black and ethnic minority patients may have different explanatory models, which will influence the way they seek help and the sources of help available to them. There are also clear ethnic variations in prevalence of different psychiatric disorders and thus in accessing mental healthcare services. Engaging patients into therapeutic adherence is crucial in the context of their expectations and explanatory models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, L.T.M.M.C. and L.T.M.G.H., Sion, Mumbai 400022, India.
authors.forename: Gurvinder
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhugra
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D054525:Minority Health / Q000208:ethnology*