Pathways to care and ethnicity. 2: Source of referral and help-seeking
The British journal of psychiatry
; 186: 290-296, April 2005. tab
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| ID: med-17376
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TT5
Ubicación: TT5; W1, BR616
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Previous research has found that AfricanCaribbean and Black African patients are likely to come into contact with mental health services via more negative routes, when compared with White patients. We sought to investigate pathways to mental health care and ethnicityin a sample of patients with a first episode of psychosis drawn from two UK centres.METHOD:
We included all White British, other White, AfricanCaribbean and Black African patients with a first episode of psychosis who made contact with psychiatric services over a 2-year period and were living in defined areas. Clinical, socio-demographic and pathways to care data were collected from patients, relatives and case notes.RESULTS:
Compared with White British patients, general practitioner referral was less frequent for both AfricanCaribbean and Black African patients and referral by a criminal justice agency was more common. With the exception of criminal justice referrals for Black African patients, these findings remained significant after adjusting for potential confounders.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings suggest that factors are operating during a first episode of psychosis to increase the risk that the pathway to care for Black patients will involve non-health professionals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Derivación y Consulta
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Salud de las Minorías Étnicas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
The British journal of psychiatry
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article