The impact of immigration and visible minority status on psychosis symptom profile

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1747-1757

  Berg, Akiah Ottesen ^a   Andreassen, Ole A ^a,b   Aminoff, Sofie Ragnhild ^a,c   Romm, Kristin Lie ^b   Hauff, Edvard ^a,b   Melle, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority; Immigration; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Symptoms; Visible minority

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRANT; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DELUSIONS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919835955     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: 14339285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0897-x     Document Type: Article

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