Characteristics of patients and patterns of psychiatric use in ethnic minoroties

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 216-224

  Commander, M J ^a   Odell, S M ^b   Surtees, P G ^c   Sashidharan, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b N Birmingham Mental Heath Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INDIA; IRELAND; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NEGRO; NEUROSIS; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0142244217     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00207640030493007     Document Type: Article

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