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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.
Local authority personal social services statistics: guardianship under the Mental Health Act 1983; England 1997
- Editor:
- STATON Roger
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Suicide as an outcome for mental disorders
- Authors:
- HARRIS E. Clare, BARRACLOUGH Brian
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 170, March 1997, pp.205-228.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Mental disorders have a strong association with suicide. This meta-analysis, or statistical overview, of the literature gives an estimate of the suicide risk of the common mental disorders. Reports on results. Concludes that if these results can be generalised then virtually all mental disorders have in increased risk of suicide excepting mental retardation and dementia. The suicide risk is highest for functional and lowest for organic disorders with substance misuse disorders lying between. However, within these broad groupings the suicide risk varies widely.
The development of a new minimum data set for specialist mental health
- Authors:
- GLOVER Gyles, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 29(2), 1997, pp.48-51.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
In the last decade specialist mental health services have changed considerably, with increasing use of community-based care, often with multi-agency involvement. However, the collection of routine statistical information has altered little. Describes the initial development of a new minimum data set (MDS) which was developed from records of care reviews, a central element of the Care Programme Approach. Where these records formed part of a computerised clinical system, staff reported positive improvements in the flow of patient care information, and obtaining data for the MDS posed few problems. Issues encountered by pilot sites are set out, and implications for further work discussed.
Determinants of general practitioner recognition of psychological problems in a multi-ethnic inner-city health district
- Authors:
- ODELL S.M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, December 1997, pp.537-541.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on research examining the evaluation of the capacity of general practitioners (GPs) to recognise psychiatric disorder in their patients; whether they consider the role of ethnic diversity in the consultation process; and whether such knowledge can improve understanding of the degree to which psychiatric morbidity is recognised within GP settings. Concludes that GP recognition of psychological problems varies according to patient ethnicity but can be substantially masked by both the physical and social circumstances of patients at consultation.
Databases and research on mentally abnormal offenders
- Author:
- SMITH Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 8(2), September 1997, pp.370-389.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Current acceptance of the need for a more systematic approach to the study of mentally abnormal offenders prompted a review of the ways in which relevant sources of data have been used in research to date. Information was obtained by Medline and manual searches through the psychiatric and criminological literature, and by personal correspondence. Research databases derived from the health care and criminal justice systems in the UK and other countries are described with an emphasis on record linkage techniques. The principal limitations of databases in the UK are outlined. Forensic psychiatric research could be enhanced by a more sophisticated approach to the use of databases and information technology. Suggestions for future development are made with special reference to a more robust epidemiological approach.
Trends in deliberate self-harm in Oxford, 1985-1995: implications for clinical services and the prevention of suicide
- Authors:
- HAWTON Keith, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, 1997, pp.556-560.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) has been a major health problem in the UK for nearly three decades. Any changes in rates of DSH or the demographic characteristics of the patient population are likely to have important implications for clinical services and suicide prevention. This article examines data collected by the Oxford Monitoring System for Attempted Suicide and reviews trends in DSH between 1985 and 1995. Highlights the implications for general hospital DSH and medical services.
Invisible exports
- Author:
- CORDUFF Ethel
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 12.3.97, 1997, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Ask why Irish-born women in Britain have higher rates of mental illness than both indigenous and other immigrant women.
Key indicators 1997: graphical system; update
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 8 diskettes; booklet in pack.
- Place of publication:
- London
Pack containing eight floppy discs containing data on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs. The content is laid out in four different graph types: ranked bar charts, line charts, scattergrams, and histograms. The pack includes a start up guide. Minimum systems requirements are: any IBM compatible machine with a 486 processor; 8MB of RAM; windows version 3.1 or later; and approximately 18MB of space.
Alcohol Concern Information Unit factsheets
- Author:
- ALCOHOL CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Alcohol Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 37 factsheets.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes factsheets on: alcoholism or problem drinking; alcohol consumption facts and figures; Health of the Nation alcohol related targets; women's drinking; young people's drinking; drink-drive information; alcohol and HIV/AIDS; alcohol problems at work; social costs of alcohol; alcohol and mortality; drunkenness offences; employment in the drinks trade; Government revenue from alcohol; UK consumption; international consumption; brief interventions; older people; alcohol and people with mental health problems; alcopops; and street drinkers.