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Mental Illness Among Immigrant Minorities in the United Kingdom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. London
M. London*
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St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH
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Abstract

Cross-cultural studies on immigrants from Pakistan and the New Commonwealth are reviewed, with emphasis on epidemiology and differences in clinical presentation. Their referral to the psychiatric service is also examined and deficiencies are noted. Awareness of transcultural issues among health professionals need to be increased in order to achieve diagnosis and improvements in health care.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 3 , September 1986 , pp. 265 - 273
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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