Socio-cultural determinants of psychiatric disorder among women in Trinidad & Tobago
Burke, Aggrey W.
West Indian med. j
; 23(2): 75-9, June 1974.
Article
in English
| MedCarib | ID: med-11098
This study of psychiatric disorder among women presenting at the one acute psychiatric unit in a well-defined but limited area showed that 1. The admissions were of a young age. Only about ten per cent were older than 44 and less than two per cent older than 64 years of age. 2. The admission rates for the East Indian and African sub-cultural groups were similar. 3. This relationship was upheld for the major diagnoses irrespective of a history of attempted suicide leading to admission. 4. Among the effective disorders - the East Indians were diagnosed reactive more often than Africans whereas for severe depression, the reverse was true. It is concluded that the environmental and endogenous factors leading to admission for psychiatric disorder are equally disturbed. Socio-cultural determinants of affective symtomatology and diagnosis are discussed (AU)
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