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A follow-up of second generation Afro-Caribbeans and white British with a first admission diagnosis of schizophrenia: Attitudes to mental illness and psychiatric services of patients and relatives

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  • McGovern, Dermot
  • Hemmings, Patricia

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A sample of second generation Afro-Caribbeans and white British with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, and their relatives, were interviewed 5-10 years after first admission. There was no difference between Afro-Caribbeans and white on measures of satisfaction, conceptualization about illness and attitudes to different types of treatment and management. However black relatives were more likely to attribute causation of illness to substance use and to view services as racist. Most black patients and relatives thought that black day centres would be beneficial.

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  • McGovern, Dermot & Hemmings, Patricia, 1994. "A follow-up of second generation Afro-Caribbeans and white British with a first admission diagnosis of schizophrenia: Attitudes to mental illness and psychiatric services of patients and relatives," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 38(1), pages 117-127, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:38:y:1994:i:1:p:117-127
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    1. Jane Boydell & Craig Morgan & Rina Dutta & Barry Jones & Fana Alemseged & Paola Dazzan & Kevin Morgan & Gillian Doody & Glynn Harrison & Julian Leff & Peter Jones & Robin Murray & Paul Fearon, 2012. "Satisfaction with inpatient treatment for first-episode psychosis among different ethnic groups: A report from the UK ÆSOP study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 58(1), pages 98-105, January.
    2. Alyson Callan & Roland Littlewood, 1998. "Patient Satisfaction: Ethnic Origin or Explanatory Model?," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 44(1), pages 1-11, March.

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