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Mental health
- Author:
- RYAN Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 1999, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
This review summarises recent research in two areas: risk factors associated with violence in clients with long term illness and an overview of some recent studies evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial rehabilitation. This latter study is one of the relatively few that focuses specifically on the needs of black users.
Pathways to care and ethnicity. 2: Source of referral and help-seeking: report from the ÆSOP study
- Authors:
- MORGAN C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 186(4), April 2005, pp.290-296.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Previous research has found that African–Caribbean and Black African patients are likely to come into contact with mental health services via more negative routes, when compared with White patients. We soughtto investigate pathways to mental health care and ethnicityin a sample of patients with a first episode of psychosis drawn from two UK centres. The authors included all White British, other White, African–Caribbean and Black African patients with a first episode of psychosis who made contact with psychiatric services over a 2-year period and were living in defined areas. Clinical, socio-demographic and pathways to care data were collected from patients, relatives and case notes. Compared with White British patients, general practitioner referral was less frequent for both African–Caribbean and Black African patients and referral by a criminal justice agency was more common. With the exception of criminal justice referrals for Black African patients, these findings remained significant after adjusting for potential confounders. These findings suggest that factors are operating during a first episode of psychosis to increase the risk that the pathway to care for Black patients will involve non-health professionals.
Main issues in mental health and race
- Editors:
- NDEGWA David, OLAJIDE Dele
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 264p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Investigating a range of issues surrounding mental health and race, this book brings together analysis in this field from a wide variety of disciplines outside psychiatry. The contributors systematically review the literature in each discipline with relevance to the phenomena observed in the interaction between ethnic minorities and all aspects of psychiatry. Attempts are made to objectively evaluate the strength of evidence behind common opinions and assumptions and to identify current issues and future research needs. Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and paradigms not traditionally used in this field are explored. The topics covered by this book are of importance, given current concerns about the polarization of views between service providers and black people and the disproportionate and coercive inception and experience of black people within psychiatric systems. Black people are over-represented in every situation in the UK where the mode of entry is compulsory, from prisons to psychiatric hospitals and secure establishments run by the social services.
Survey of patients from an inner-London health authority in medium secure psychiatry care
- Authors:
- LELLIOTT Paul, AUDINI Bernard, DUFFETT Richard
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 179, January 2001, pp.62-66.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Under-provision by the National Health Service (NHS) has led to an increase in medium secure psychiatric beds managed by the independent sector. Black people are over-represented in medium secure care. This study describes those people from an inner-London health authority occupying all forms of medium secure provision, and compares those in NHS provision with those in the independent sector, and Black patients with White patients. The researchers concluded that the NHS meets only part of the need for medium secure care of the population of this London health authority. This comparison of the characteristics of Black and White patients does not help to explain why Black people are over-represented in medium secure settings.
Forensic psychiatry, race and culture
- Authors:
- FERNANDO Suman, NDEGWA David, WILSON Melba
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 304p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores why forensic psychiatry services are not serving the multi-ethnic societies of Britain and the United States as they should. Discusses the concepts, theories and ideologies upon which forensic psychiatry is founded and explains why current problems are in part the result of a historic linking of race, schizophrenia and criminality in the minds of Western Europeans. Presents a survey of current clinical research into issues of race and forensic psychiatry and argues that the apparent contradictions in research findings and inquiry reports impact negatively on clinical practice. Also takes a detailed look at recent social policy on mental health, race and criminal justice and the way in which this influences and is influenced by public attitudes and pressures.
Cultural awareness within forensic psychiatry: a literature review
- Author:
- PARKES J.H.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 2(3), September 2000, pp.3-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents a review of literature concerning the over-representation of young African-Caribbean males within secure psychiatric services.
Race, culture and ethnicity in secure psychiatric practice: working with difference
- Authors:
- KAYE Charles, LINGIAH Tony
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 294p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of essays by professionals and service users which examines ethnic and cultural issues in forensic care. Explores theoretical issues of power, difference and participation and relates them to examples of current practice and to practical measures for the future improvement of services.
Outcome of admission to a medium secure psychiatric unit: role of ethnic origin
- Authors:
- MADEN A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 175, October 1999, pp.317-321.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This research is a follow-up of patients discharged from medium secure psychiatric units and compares outcome of patients of different ethnic origin. The study hypothesises that there are systematic differences in clinical outcome between ethnic groups. The higher rate of admission of African-Caribbean patients is consistent with higher levels of demand. There is a need for studies of the pathways by which patients from minority ethnic groups reach medium-secure accommodation, with a view to early intervention.
Life as trauma
- Author:
- GODSI Elie
- Journal article citation:
- Changes an International Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy, 13(4), December 1995, pp.261-269.
Concepts such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder serve to distract us from the simple truth that many people suffer lives which are almost continually traumatic. In the case of the person described in this paper it might be asked why she did not react in a violent way before the incident which led to her incarceration in a secure hospital. Argues that both psychiatry and psychology serve to further detract from a realistic understanding of difficulties faced by many clients living traumatic lives.
Review of health and social services for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring similar services: Vol.6; race, gender and equal opportunities; John Reed, Chair
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Revised edition of papers first published in November 1992. Includes papers on racial and cultural issues and on services for women, designed as a basis for future service development, emphasising that, wherever possible, mentally disordered offenders should be cared for and treated by health and social services rather than in the criminal justice system.