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| Access to a community aged psychiatry service by elderly from non-English-speaking backgrounds | | Author(s) | Anne Hassett, Kuruvilla George |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 17, no 7, July 2002 |
| Pages | pp 623-628 |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Immigrants ; Referrals ; Psychiatric treatment ; Geriatric out-patients clinics ; Australia. |
| Annotation | A 12-month review of referrals to an older people's psychiatry service in Australia found that 48% of those referred were from non-English-speaking backgrounds (NESBs), and 78.8% of these were assessed with an interpreter. Taken as broad ethnic groups, older European migrants were similar to their representation in the local population, while those from Asian and other non-European backgrounds were under-represented. Socio-demographic differences were found for those from NESBs: they were more likely to be poorly educated, have a low proficiency in English, and have been employed in unskilled occupations. On the other hand, patterns of referral, diagnosis, past psychiatric history and outcome did not differ significantly between the two groups. Any lower utilisation of the service by certain ethnic groups may reflect obstacles in their pathway to care. Alternatively, strong family networks or a lower prevalence of mental illness may explain these findings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020814215 A |
| Classmark | TK: TJ: L5R: LP: L6G: 7YA |
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