Psychiatric Issues in Emergency Care Settings
- Psychiatric Issues in Emergency Care Settings Vol 6 No 2
- Volume 6
- Issue 2
IMMIGRATION AND MENTAL HEALTH
Immigrants in general appear to have lower rates of mental disorders than their US-born counterparts (Table). In the first study of its kind, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the affects of immigration and years of residence in the United States on the mental health of Caribbean black, Latino, and Asian populations were examined. Researchers also found differences within population groups that were related to subgroup categories such as ethnicity, gender, English language proficiency, years of US residence, and age at immigration.
Immigrants in general appear to have lower rates of mental disorders than their US-born counterparts (Table). In the first study of its kind, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the affects of immigration and years of residence in the United States on the mental health of Caribbean black, Latino, and Asian populations were examined. Researchers also found differences within population groups that were related to subgroup categories such as ethnicity, gender, English language proficiency, years of US residence, and age at immigration.
(Source: National Institute of Mental Health Web site. Science update: US-born children of immigrants may have higher risk for mental disorders than parents. January 17, 2007. Available at: http://www.nimh/nih/gov/press/immigrant_ mentalhealth.cfm. Accessed May 10, 2007.
Articles in this issue
about 19 years ago
Methadone CAUTIONSabout 19 years ago
Physical Aggression in Dementia Patientsabout 19 years ago
Antipsychotics and Weight Gainabout 19 years ago
FACTITIOUS DISORDERabout 19 years ago
Anxiety Disorders: Aortic Aneurysm in the Differential?
