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Migrant background and ethnic minority status as predictors for duration of untreated psychosis
Author(s) -
Nerhus Mari,
Berg Akiah Ottesen,
Haram Marit,
Kvitland Levi Røstad,
Andreassen Ole Andreas,
Melle Ingrid
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/eip.12106
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychosis , duration (music) , medicine , minority group , psychiatry , psychology , demography , political science , sociology , art , literature , law
Aim The aim of the study was to explore if patients with migration and/or ethnic minority background have longer duration of untreated psychosis ( DUP ) than patients from the reference population, and in case to what extent this was best explained by ethnic minority status or migration background, including age at migration. Methods Four hundred sixty‐two first‐episode patients were included. The S tructured C linical I nterview for D iagnostic and S tatistical M anual of M ental D isorders, F ourth E dition A xis I D isorders was used for diagnostic purposes. Patients were interviewed about migration history and ethnicity using structured questionnaires. Results Being part of an ethnic minority group had a trend‐level significance, and migration after the age of 6 had a statistically significant association with prolonged DUP . Conclusions Age at migration has a moderate, but statistically significant effect on DUP . The findings indicate migrating after school start is associated with a longer DUP in immigrant populations.