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Mental health of migrant elders - the Islington study
Author(s)	G Livingston, G Leavey, G Kitchen
Journal title	British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 179, October 2001
Pages	pp 361-366
Keywords	Dementia ; Depression ; Ethnic groups ; Cross sectional surveys ; Islington.
Annotation	In the UK, 6% of over 65s were born abroad, most of whom now live in inner-city areas. It has been suggested that ethnic elders are particularly vulnerable to mental illness. A community study of 1,085 over 65s in Islington found that compared to those born in the UK, the prevalence of dementia was raised in Afro-Caribbeans (17.3%) and lower for Irish-born (3.6%). Those of Afro-Caribbean country of birth were significantly younger, but no more likely to be taking anti-hypertensive drugs. They were no more likely to report having cardiovascular problems, but had increased rates of diabetes. Overall prevalence of depression was 18.3%, and most prevalent among those born in Greece and Turkey (27.2%). Migration per se does not appear to be at risk for depression and dementia in this population. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011019207 A
Classmark	EA: ENR: TK: 3KB: 82LK
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