Ethnic Identity and the Risk of Schizophrenia in Ethnic Minorities: A Case-Control Study | Zendy

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Ethnic Identity and the Risk of Schizophrenia in Ethnic Minorities: A Case-Control Study

Author(s) -

Wim Veling,

Hans W. Hoek,

D. Wiersma,

Johan P. Mackenbach

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

schizophrenia bulletin

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823

H-Index - 190

eISSN - 1745-1707

pISSN - 0586-7614

DOI - 10.1093/schbul/sbp032

Subject(s) - ethnic group , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , odds ratio , context (archaeology) , immigration , psychiatry , demography , clinical psychology , medicine , geography , sociology , anthropology , archaeology

The high incidence of schizophrenia in immigrant ethnic groups in Western Europe may be explained by social stress associated with ethnic minority status. Positive identification with one's own ethnic group is a strong predictor of mental health in immigrants. We investigated whether negative ethnic identity is related to schizophrenia risk in non-Western immigrants.

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