Fear, black people and mental illness: A vicious circle?

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 439-447

  Keating, Frank ^a   Robertson, David ^a  

^a SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African; Caribbean; Fear; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4444352717     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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