Perceptions of disadvantage, ethnicity and psychosis.
The British journal of psychiatry
; 192(3): 185-190, Mar. 2008. tab
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
People from Black ethnic groups (African-Caribbean and Black African) are more prone to develop psychosis in Western countries. This excess might be explained by perceptions of disadvantage.AIMS:
To investigate whether the higher incidence of psychosis in Black people is mediated by perceptions of disadvantage.METHOD:
A population-based incidence and case-control study of first-episode psychosis (Aetiology and Ethnicity in Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses (AESOP)). A total of 482 participants answered questions about perceived disadvantage.RESULTS:
Black ethnic groups had a higher incidence of psychosis (OR= 4.7, 95 per cent CI 3.1-7.2). After controlling for religious affiliation, social class and unemployment, the association of ethnicity with psychosis was attenuated (OR=3.0, 95 per cent CI 1.6-5.4) by perceptions of disadvantage. Participants in the Black non-psychosis group often attributed their disadvantage to racism, whereas Black people in the psychosis group attributed it to their own situation.CONCLUSIONS:
Perceived disadvantage is partly associated with the excess of psychosis among Black people living in the UK. This may have implications for primary prevention.
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Assunto principal:
Percepção
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Transtornos Psicóticos
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Esquizofrenia
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Etnicidade
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
The British journal of psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article