Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 350-357

Schizophrenia in migrants living in the western region of melbourne (Article)

Wijesinghe C.P. , Clancy D.J.
  • a Footscray Psychiatric Hospital, 160 Gordon Street Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • b Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne and Heatherton Hospital, Victoria, Australia

Abstract

Comparison is made between migrant (n = 332) and Australian-born (n = 242) schizophrenic outpatients attending a regional psychiatric hospital. Age-corrected rates show that migrants are over-represented. The migrant patient-group was older, developed the illness later, and had a higher proportion of females. More female migrant patients had developed the illness before arrival and in the first five years after migration compared to males whose peak incidence was between 11 and 15 years after arrival. Migrant patients showed greater family cohesion. On broad socio-economic indices, illness characteristics and treatment received, no significant differences emerged. In many respects patients born in U.K. and Ireland resembled the Australian-born. © 1991, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. All rights reserved.

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DOI: 10.3109/00048679109062636
ISSN: 00048674
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English