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Mental illness in minority women
Author(s) -
Baskin David,
Bluestone Harvey,
Nelson Mary
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198107)37:3<491::aid-jclp2270370307>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychology , mental health , psychiatry , mental illness , white (mutation) , clinical psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , anthropology , gene
Explored whether psychiatric diagnostic differences exist between male and female, black, white and Hispanic‐American patients seen in the Department of Psychiatry/Community Mental Health Center of a major hospital in the South Bronx, New York. Admission data on almost 2,000 patients furnished demographic and diagnostic characteristics of the patients. Sex and ethnic differences were found. Suggestions are offered as to why various subpopulations are perceived differently.