European Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-111

Psychiatric care and immigration. Preliminary findings in a hospital in Madrid, Spain (Article) (Open Access)

Pérez-Rodríguez M.M. , Baca-García E.* , Quintero-Gutiérrez J. , Burguillo F. , Saiz D. , Lozano M.D.C. , Botillo C. , Díaz-Marsa M. , De Rivera J.L.G.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
  • b Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Avenida de los Reyes Catolicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
  • c Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • d Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • e Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • f Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • g Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • h Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
  • i Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz University Hospital, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

Abstract

This pilot study aims to investigate differences regarding access to psychiatric care, motives for demanding emergency psychiatric care, admission rates, rates of compulsory admission, and main diagnoses in immigrants and natives. Psychiatric emergency visits (n=1,126) and hospitalisations (n=225) were registered in a Spanish Hospital with a catchment area of 280.000 people (19.34% immigrants) between October 20th 2002 and April 30 th 2003. Access to psychiatric care, motives for demanding emergency psychiatric care, admission rates, rates of compulsory admission, and main diagnoses in natives and immigrants were compared. Immigrants were more likely to be compulsory admitted, were under-represented in the emergency and hospitalization units, and were less likely to be readmitted. Motives for hospitalisation were also different. Immigrants seemed to suffer less drug abuse and more anxiety disorders than natives (possibly reactive conditions related to the stress of migration).

Author Keywords

Psychiatric care compulsory admission Immigration Emergency care

Index Keywords

personality disorder hospital admission mood disorder Ecuador anxiety disorder motivation immigration human psychosis controlled study Colombia mental health care Japan Spain pilot study organic psychosyndrome emotional stress Article suicidal behavior major clinical study drug abuse health care access emergency health service United Kingdom mental hospital Morocco
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-21844444591&doi=10.4321%2fS0213-61632005000200005&partnerID=40&md5=59bb60df92f5196cfd027c5f75fa3e84
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632005000200005
ISSN: 02136163
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English