A second opinion on the use of white norms in psychiatric diagnosis of black patients

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 542-551

  Adebimpe, Victor R ^a,b  

^a Allies Behavioral Center   (United States)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; NEGRO; PARANOIA; POPULATION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 4143089200     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20040701-15     Document Type: Review

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