Ethnic and Clinical Characteristics of a Portuguese Psychiatric Inpatient Population

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2394779
AutoresJoana Alexandre (0000-0002-2437-1258, Hospital Fernando Fonseca), Raquel Ribeiro (0000-0002-9654-3397, Hospital Fernando Fonseca), Graça Cardoso (0000-0003-1756-0197, Hospital Fernando Fonseca and New University of Lisbon)
Año2010
Volumen47
Número2
Páginas314-321
Fecha de publicación2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461510369191
PMID20603391
OpenAlexW2112029609
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas16

The present study examined the association between ethnicity and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit in Portugal. The only ethnicity-related terms routinely recorded in the medical records were "Black" (mainly from the African Portuguese-speaking countries of Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea, Sao Tome and Mozambique) and "White." Black immigrants appeared to be over-represented, comprising 19.6% of inpatients; and were younger and more frequently male when compared with White inpatients. They were more frequently diagnosed with schizophrenia and acute or transient psychosis, and less frequently diagnosed with delusional and personality disorders than White inpatients. These results are consistent with previous studies in the US and UK, and highlight the need for more culturally sensitive care in mental health services

Cape verde · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Medical record · Mental health · Population · Portuguese · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Schizophrenia research and treatment