Immigration and psychotic experiences in the United States: Another example of the epidemiological paradox?

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 784-790

  Oh, Hans ^a   Abe, Jennifer ^b   Negi, Nalini ^c   DeVylder, Jordan ^c  

^a Columbia School of Social Work ^*  (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Migration; NCS R; NLAAS; NSAL; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL COMORBIDITY SURVEY REPLICATION; NATIONAL LATINO AND ASIAN AMERICAN SURVEY; NATIONAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN LIFE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMORBIDITY; ETHNOLOGY; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMORBIDITY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941260100     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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