Ethnic differences in context and experience in psychiatric illness a qualitative study

Corporate Author:

Great Britain Department of Health National Centre for Social Research Royal Free and University College Medical School, London Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

Author:

OConnor William editor Nazroo James editor

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

This report presents the findings of the qualitative study commissioned by the Department of Health, in order to consider the prevalence of mental illness among different ethnic groups in Britain. This involved follow-up in-depth interviews with a sub-sample of the people included in a quantitative survey undertaken as part of the project. (A report of the EMPIRIC quantitative survey is available separately: 'Ethnic Minority Psychiatric Illness Rates in the Community', ISBN 0113225822). The study focuses on five of the main ethnic minority groups in England (Bangladeshi, Black Caribbean, Indian, Irish and Pakistani communities), together with a general population white group to provide a point of comparison. It considers the context of respondents' lives and how this shapes their experiences of mental distress. It also explores how far quantitative western assessments of mental illness adequately capture the experience of mental distress across different ethnic groups.

Extent	66p.	ISBN	9780113225866
Size	N/A	Price	£17.50
Binding	Paperback	Published	05 Jun 2002
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