A cohort of first-generation Asian immigrants who received a diagnosis of a functional psychosis at the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals were compared with an English born control group. The Asians were found to have spent a lower total percentage of time in the two hospitals, had fewer in-patient admissions per year, and had a shorter average duration of stay in hospital than the matched controls.

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immigrant mental health service schizophrenia India Indian Follow-Up Studies Developing Countries human Asia psychosis controlled study priority journal length of stay Cross-Sectional Studies Cross-Cultural Comparison male England female Psychotic Disorders Incidence Article Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult United Kingdom Emigration and Immigration social class Hospitals, Psychiatric