title: [Health care utilisation of migrants with mental disorders compared with Germans].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analysis of the health care utilisation of migrants with mental disorders compared to Germans with mental disorders under consideration of migration-related and socio-economic factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reanalysis of the supplement survey "Mental Disorders" of the "German Health Survey" 1998 with a matched sample of migrants (n = 151) and Germans (n = 151) with a positive 12-month prevalence of mental disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regarding the prevalence rates for mental disorders and health care utilisation no differences in the sample between Germans and migrants could be found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The migration background alone does not explain the differences in health care utilisation which are found in many studies. It is assumed, that differences arise multifactorial, and can be explained through migration-related factors but especially through socio-economic factors. To provide a better understanding of health care utilisation of migrants it might be necessary to set the focus on socio-economic factors. In addition a differentiated measurement of cultural and migration-related factors is needed in future studies.
authors.affiliation: Celenus Kliniken GmbH, Offenburg.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Ilina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: Lars P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Hölzel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012923:Social Class; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data