Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Volume 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 937-939

Does misdiagnosis explain the schizophrenia epidemic among immigrants from developing countries to Western Europe? (Editorial)

Selten J.-P.* , Hoek H.W.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • b Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre, Groningen, Netherlands

Abstract

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Netherlands mood disorder immigrant schizophrenia Europe developing country motivation Developing Countries human Denmark Interview, Psychological Western Europe African Caribbean manic psychosis Humans Editorial Eskimo depressive psychosis Emigrants and Immigrants semi structured interview risk factor cultural factor prevalence Incidence epidemic United Kingdom diagnostic error Mood Disorders Diagnostic Errors Morocco
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-57349108893&doi=10.1007%2fs00127-008-0390-5&partnerID=40&md5=dfa18274607927fb23e653ec45a09c69
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0390-5
ISSN: 09337954
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English