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Positive responses to need
- Author:
- KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.10.10, 2010, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Briefly reports on the findings of recent mental health research. Research covering debt and mental health; and links between mental health and ethnicity.
Ethnic variation of self-reported psychopathology among incarcerated youth
- Authors:
- KARNIK Niranjan S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 42(5), October 2006, pp.477-486.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Research on ethnic minority populations has shown them to be under-treated, under-diagnosed and perceived as more psychopathological in comparison to the Caucasian population. This American study aimed to assess ethnic variation of self-perceived psychopathology in a population of incarcerated youths. The Youth Self-Report (YSR) was completed by 5964 incarcerated adolescents (95% male; mean age = 16.5) in the California Youth Authority (CYA) system. Overall, ethnic minorities (African-Americans and Hispanics) self-report lower levels of psychiatric problems than Caucasians. These differences were more pronounced in males than females.
Ethnicity and mental health: findings from a national community survey
- Author:
- NAZROO James Y
- Publisher:
- Policy Studies Institute
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 205p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents an analysis of rates of mental illness among a nationally representative community sample of minority ethnic and white respondents. Looks at how rates of illness vary across and within ethnic groups and goes on to assess to what degree this variation is influenced by socio-economic factors. Goes on to show how the findings of the survey and follow up research challenge existing assumptions about the mental health of black and minority ethnic people.
Ethnicity, gender and mental health
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Mark, KEATING Frank, ROBERTSON Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Diversity in Health and Care, 8(2), June 2011, pp.81-92.
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Publishing
This study investigated specific black and minority ethnic (BME) men's beliefs about mental health and their experiences of mental health services. It considered the complexities of men's gendered identities and the interplay of these with race, ethnicity and cultural influences. Twelve focus groups consisting of men from specific BME groups were held in London and the West Midlands, and the groups included: African-Caribbean, African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Chinese. The findings include BME men's narratives of well-being, which highlight the importance of relational and normative aspects and the influences of gender and ethnicity on aspirations, identity and values. Factors contributing to mental illness relate to gendered and racialised social expectations, economic factors, generational and gender issues, and experiences of services. The authors concluded that a mix of gendered and racialised experiences, including social stigma, the coercive power of institutions, and men's own perceptions of services contributed to cycles of disengagement and isolation for marginalised BME men with mental health problems.
Is neighborhood racial/ethnic composition associated with depressive symptoms? The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
- Authors:
- MAIR Christina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Science and Medicine, 71(3), August 2010, pp.541-550.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, a 10 year longitudinal study of men and women aged 45 to 84 in the United States, this study investigated cross-sectional associations of neighbourhood racial or ethnic composition with depressive symptoms in healthy adults from 4 different racial/ethnic groups, in the context of research suggesting that the racial/ethnic composition of a neighbourhood may be related to the presence of depressive symptoms in residents. The study found that living in a neighbourhood with a higher percentage of residents of the same race/ethnicity was associated with increased Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale scores in African-American men and decreased scores in Hispanic men and women and Chinese women. The researchers discuss the findings and their implications, including the need for further exploration of which aspects of neighbourhood environments may contribute to the associations of race/ethnic composition with mental health.
What is prevention? Health inequalities as a target for prevention
- Authors:
- CROSS Sean, JENKINS Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, 2(1), March 2009, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article aims to provide an overview of prevention work in the area of mental health. The article describes traditional ways in which prevention strategies have been classified (universal, selective and indicated); summarises a recent UK government report on the development of prevention strategies through a framework of mental capacity and well-being; and examines ways in which ethnicity as a focus for preventive work may fit into these approaches.
Testing the cross-ethnic construct validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory
- Authors:
- HOE Maanse, BREKKE John
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 19(1), January 2009, pp.93-103.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The purpose of the present study was to examine the cross-ethnic construct validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The sample consisted of 1,166 individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness who were receiving treatment in community-based mental health programs. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to test measurement invariance of the BSI's second-order factor model across three ethnic groups (African Americans, Caucasians, and Latinos). The data supported the configural invariance of the BSI's second-order factor model as well as the full metric invariance and the partial metric invariance. The present study presented substantial empirical evidence for the construct validity of the BSI's second-order factor model across the three ethnic groups.
The relationship between ethnicity, Christian orthodoxy, and mental health
- Authors:
- RANDOLPH-SENG Brandon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Religion and Culture, 11(8), December 2008, pp.795-805.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Although researchers have noted differences in the role of religiosity in the lives of people from different ethnic backgrounds, the components of religion's influence (i.e., membership and orthodoxy) on mental health have not been previously examined. In this American study, Christian participants' Christian Orthodox Scale (COS) scores were used to predict scores on mental health. As hypothesized, African Americans with higher COS scores exhibited fewer mental-health problems than did all ethnicities studied with lower COS scores. Implications and future directions for understanding the cultural influence of religion on African Americans are discussed.
People with learning disabilities and mental health problems: the impact of ethnicity
- Authors:
- McCARTHY Jane, MIR Ghazala, WRIGHT Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 2(2), June 2008, pp.31-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
There is increasing awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities from different ethnic communities. The main aim of the paper is to inform those planning and delivering mental health services for people with learning disabilities of the current evidence, in order to enable their practice to improve health outcomes for people from minority ethnic communities.
Age, gender and ethnicity of those detained under Part II of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Authors:
- AUDINI Bernard, LELLIOTT Paul
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, March 2002, pp.222-226.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Aggregate returns give limited information about those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. This research uses existing data-sets to examine detentions under Part II of the Act. Findings show that the difference in rates of detention between Black and White people is greater than previously thought. The excess of older women detained under Part II of the Act is largely due to the lower life expectancy of men.