Stigma, racism or choice. Why do depressed ethnic elders avoid psychiatrists?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-265

  Marwaha, Steven ^a,b   Livingston, Gill ^a  

^a WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Drayton Community Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Ethnic elders; Mental illness; Services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; VIOLENCE;

AFRICA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARIBBEAN REGION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036890448     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(01)00470-0     Document Type: Article

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