Topics tagged with "Ethnicity"

Ethnicity

How is ethnicity related to risk for PTSD? Personal characteristics can influence one’s degree of risk for developing PTSD. How such personal characteristics may effect the development of PTSD would be influenced by other personal characteristics as well as differences in the trauma experience itself. What is the evidence for ethnicity and risk for PTSD? Moderate to high quality evidence found a small association between increased risk of PTSD following childbirth in White vs. other participants. Moderate to low quality evidence found a small association between increased PTSD symptoms following Hurricane Katrina and increased minority ethnicity. Moderate quality evidence found…

Ethnicity

How is ethnicity related to risk for bipolar disorder? Some ethnic groups may show greater or less risk for bipolar disorder than others. Incidence refers to how many new cases there are per population in a specified time period, while prevalence refers to how many existing cases there are at a particular point in time. Differences in the incidence and prevalence across various ethnic groups can provide clues to possible causes of bipolar disorder. What is the evidence for ethnicity and risk for bipolar disorder? Moderate quality evidence finds a medium-sized increased risk of affective psychosis (including bipolar disorder) in…

Ethnicity

How is ethnicity related to schizophrenia?  Some ethnic groups may show more or less risk for schizophrenia than other ethnic groups. Incidence refers to how many new cases there are per population in a specified time period, while prevalence refers to how many existing cases there are at a particular point in time. Differences in the incidence and prevalence across various ethnic groups can provide clues to possible causes of schizophrenia. What is the evidence for ethnicity as a risk factor for schizophrenia? Moderate to high quality evidence suggests the incidence of any psychotic disorder is greater in ethnic minority…

Incidence in ethnic groups

What is incidence?  Incidence refers to how many new cases of schizophrenia there are per population in a specified time period. It is different from prevalence, which refers to how many existing cases there are at a particular point in time, or over a lifetime. Incidence is usually reported as the number of new cases per 100,000 people per year, but this can vary. Differences in the incidence of a disorder can provide clues to its possible causes. For example, a population register with information gained from consensus data helps to identify all adults in a defined area who were…

Cultural differences

How are cultural differences related to course and outcome of schizophrenia? Cultural differences may influence the course and outcome of illness for people with schizophrenia. These may be the result of differences in understanding of mental illness, and different attitudes and treatment approaches towards these disorders. Some cultures may provide more accessible pathways to care than others, including ready access to treatment and family and social support that can assist the individual to better deal with symptoms and any associated distress. Negative cultural attitudes towards mental illness may exacerbate stigma and social isolation, and some cultures may focus more on…

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