Migration, ethnicity, and psychosis: toward a sociodevelopmental model.
Schizophr Bull
; 36(4): 655-64, 2010 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
There is consistent and strong evidence that the incidence of all psychoses is higher in many migrant and minority ethnic populations in a number of countries. The reasons for this are, however, unclear and a wide range of explanations have been proposed, from genetic to neurodevelopmental to psychosocial. In this article, we describe and evaluate the available evidence for and against each of these. What this shows is that (1) there are few studies that have directly investigated specific risk factors in migrant and minority ethnic populations, with often only 1 or 2 studies of any relevance to specific explanations and (2) what limited research there has been tends to implicate a diverse range of social factors (including childhood separation from parents, discrimination and, at an area level, ethnic density) as being of potential importance. In an attempt to synthesize these disparate findings and provide a basis for future research, we go on to propose an integrated model--of a sociodevelopmental pathway to psychosis--to account for the reported high rates in migrant and minority ethnic populations. Aspects of this model will be directly tested in a new Europe-wide incidence and case-control study that we will conduct over the next 3 years, as part of the European Network of National Schizophrenia Networks studying Gene-Environment Interactions programme.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos Psicóticos
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Esquizofrenia
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Psicología del Esquizofrénico
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Etnicidad
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Emigración e Inmigración
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Grupos Minoritarios
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Schizophr Bull
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido