Schizophrenia in British Afro-Caribbeans
Two Debates Confused
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19273138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard Ineichen (Department of Public Health/Epidemiology, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, 17 Horseferry Road, London SW 12AR, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 227-232 |
| Publication date | 1991-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002076409103700401 |
| PMID | 1783500 |
| OpenAlex | W2046300927 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
The concept and aetiology of schizophrenia remain controversial issues. Epidemi ological studies reveal considerable variations in rates of diagnosed cases between groups. British Afro-Caribbeans show high rates. At the same time, their psychiatric experience is marked by a high level of conflict with the psychiatric services. The two debates - that surrounding the concept of schizophrenia, and that concerning the psychiatric experiences of British Afro-Caribbeans - need to be separated so that each receives appropriate consideration. Studies based on the experiences of people diagnosed as schizophrenic may confuse rather than advance the first debate if due care is not paid to the reliability of the diagnosis. The second debate has consequences for the development of psychiatric services. Further unad dressed questions referring to the mental health of ethnic minorities are suggested
Ethnic group · Etiology · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Child and Adolescent Health · Law · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
The social control of mental illness
Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics
Saints, scholars and schizophrenics
Section 136 and African/Afro-Caribbean Minorities
Management of Compulsorily Admitted Patients To a High Security Unit
Afro‐Caribbeans and the incidence of schizophrenia
Race and ‘schizophrenia’
Compulsory admission to psychiatric hospital under the 1959 Mental Health Act
Contradictions in the social production of clinical knowledge
The compulsory detention of Afro-Caribbeans under the Mental Health Act
Race, culture and 'cannabis psychosis
Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatric Services
Afro Caribbeans and Schizophrenia
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |