Schizophrenia in black Caribbeans living in the UK: An exploration of underlying causes of the high incidence rate

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 551, 2008, Pages 429-434

  Pinto, Rebecca ^a   Ashworth, Mark ^a   Jones, Roger ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Ethnicity; Incidence; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AWARENESS; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; RELIGION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WEST INDIES;

EID: 44649195948     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X299254     Document Type: Article

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