BackgroundPrevious research has found that African–Caribbean and Black African patients
are likely to come into contact with mental health services via more negative routes, when …

BackgroundMany studies have found high levels of compulsory admission to psychiatric
hospital in the UK among African–Caribbean and Black African patients with a psychotic …

BackgroundIt is reported that patients from ethnic minority groups, in particular Afro-
Caribbeans, are more likely to enter less desirable pathways to psychiatric care. We aimed …

There is consistent evidence that members of the black Caribbean population in the UK are
more likely to have coercive relationships with mental health services, typified by high levels …

BackgroundAn excess of psychotic illness in Black people has been found in cross-sectional
studies. Little is known about the outcome of psychosis in different ethnic groups in the UK …

Background There are concerns that ethnic minority patients are over-represented in
inpatient mental health settings, but under-utilise community services. This study aims to …

Background. African-Caribbean patients have less desirable routes of entry into the
psychiatric services than other ethnic groups in Britain but this may not apply to the first …

AimsPersistent inequalities exist in how individuals from minority ethnic groups access
mental health care. A failure to investigate how these inequalities are experienced and what …

Objective: To compare the pathways to care and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) for
people of Black-African, Black-Caribbean, or White-European origin with first-episode …

Objectives This paper reports on a qualitative exploration of the reasons for differences in
pathways to care and duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in the African, Caribbean and …