Association between degrees of social defeat and themes of delusion in patients with schizophrenia from immigrant and ethnic minority backgrounds

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ID2394919
AuthorsDanni Li (0000-0002-8443-6551, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto and University of Toronto), Sharmistha Law (0000-0002-1918-8782, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto and University of Toronto, corresponding author), Samuel Law, Lisa Andermann (Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto and University of Toronto)
Year2012
Volume49
Issue5
Pages735-749
Publication date2012-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461512464625
PMID23138195
OpenAlexW2153249170
LanguageEN
References cited26

Immigrants have a heightened risk of developing schizophrenia, suggesting that social factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. This study aimed to examine the relationship between degrees of social defeat and themes of delusion in patients with schizophrenia from immigrant and ethnic minority backgrounds. Retrospective chart review was conducted. Patients' psychosocial history, particularly employment history, level of education, and subjective feelings of societal integration before and after immigration, were compared to determine the degree of social defeat. It was found that delusional themes of psychological persecution, such as control and reference, were more common in those with either moderate or severe degrees of social defeat

Delusion · Ethnic group · Immigration · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosis · Psychotherapist · Schizophrenia Spectrum · Sociology · Anthropology · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Schizophrenia research and treatment

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