Psychiatrische Praxis
Volume 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 384-390

Patients of immigrant origin in outpatient psychiatric facilities: A comparison between Turkish, Eastern European and German patients [Patienten mit migrationshintergrund in psychiatrischen institutsambulanzen ein vergleich zwischen patienten mit türkischer und osteuropäischer herkunft sowie patienten ohne migrationshintergrund] (Article)

Schouler-Ocak M.* , Bretz H.J. , Hauth I. , Montesinos A.H. , Koch E. , Driessen M. , Heinz A.
  • a Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité, Im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, 10115 Berlin, Germany
  • b Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité, Im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, 10115 Berlin, Germany
  • c Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, St. Joseph-Krankenhaus, Berlin-Weißensee, Germany
  • d Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité, Im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, 10115 Berlin, Germany
  • e Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Marburg-Süd, Germany
  • f Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Bethel Ev. Krankenhaus Bielefeld, Germany
  • g Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, CCM, Germany

Abstract

Objective: Nationwide representative survey of the use of psychiatric outpatient services in Germany. Methods: Every fifth patient of several psychiatric outpatient services was surveyed on one index day (27th of May 2008) with respect to sociodemographic characteristics, ICD-10 diagnoses, difficulties in communication, treatment duration, and number of sickness certificates. Results: Patients with immigrant background comprised 32.5% of all patients. Compared to German patients, patients with immigrant background received significantly more neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (F4). Turkish patients received significantly more mood (affective) disorders diagnoses (F3), compared to German and Eastern Europe patients. Immigrants had shorter treatment duration and a higher number of sickness certificates. Eastern European patients had a significantly higher education, compared to patients with Turkish background. Patients with immigrant background were younger compared to German patients and had significantly more children. Conclusions: The utilization of outpatient psychiatric services by patients with a migratory background is high. This suggests that immigrants benefit from the multiprofessional team and the low-treshold service offered by outpatient units. © 2010 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

Author Keywords

Health care utilization Migration outpatient psychiatric services patients with immigrant background

Index Keywords

Germany educational status immigrant Europe, Eastern Europe human middle aged Turkey (republic) outpatient care length of stay Family Characteristics Mental Disorders Cross-Sectional Studies Humans treatment duration Cross-Cultural Comparison health services research male Emigrants and Immigrants female Socioeconomic Factors Community Mental Health Services Article adult Disability Evaluation Neurotic Disorders Turkey Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Utilization Review Mood Disorders Somatoform Disorders Cooperative Behavior interdisciplinary communication neurosis psychiatric department somatoform disorder Multilingualism health survey
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78149232502&doi=10.1055%2fs-0030-1248489&partnerID=40&md5=44d4d5d342a39a61465dfec298d47d88
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248489
ISSN: 03034259
Cited by: 32
Original Language: German