First contact incidence of psychotic disorders among native Dutch and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands: Influence of diagnostic bias

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 27-33

  Zandi, T ^a   Havenaar, J M ^a   Smits, M ^a   Limburg Okken, A G ^a   van Es, H ^a   Cahn, W ^b   Algra, A ^b,c   Kahn, R S ^b   van den Brink, W ^d  

^a Institute for Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority; Misdiagnosis; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Standardized diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUTCH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCAN; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952671381     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2010.02.1059     Document Type: Article

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