The mental health of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom
Abstract
The major recent migrations into the United Kingdom took place between 1950 and 1970 from the Caribbean and the Indian sub-continent. According to the 1991 Census, 6% of the population were non-Europeans. Afro-Caribbeans have shown high psychiatric admission rates; there is no clear pattern for "British Asians" (i.e. those from the Indian sub-continent). High rates for compulsory admissions have been reported for Afro-Caribbeans but not Asians. This appears related to similar patterns for the diagnosis of schizophrenia. The excess of schizophrenia among Afro-Caribbeans has been the subject of controversy in terms both of aetiology and service provision. In this article, the mental health of smaller ethnic minority groups is discussed briefly.
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