Course and outcome of psychosis in black Caribbean populations and other ethnic groups living in the UK: A systematic review

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 400-408

  Chorlton, Emma ^a   McKenzie, Kwame ^b   Morgan, Craig ^c   Doody, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

black Caribbean; ethnicity; follow up; outcome; psychosis; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AMERICA; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARIBBEAN REGION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84862583585     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764011403070     Document Type: Review

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