Differences in psychiatric admission patterns between Caribbeans from different islands
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
; 24(4): 209-11, July 1989.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-9434
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JM3.1
Localization: JM3.1; Reprint Collection
ABSTRACT
Routine DHSS data show that in London, Jamaicans have higher psychiatric admission rates than Barbadians or Trinidadians. A higher proportion of admissions of Jamaican and Barbadian men receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia while a higher proportion of Trinidadians are diagnosed as affective disorders.(AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
Health problem:
Goal 1 Equitable access to health services
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Hospitalization
/
Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
/
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol
Year:
1989
Document type:
Article