Background: Recognizing and appropriately treating mental health problems among new
immigrants and refugees in primary care poses a challenge because of differences in …

Background: Schizophrenia is among the major causes of disability worldwide and the
mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is significantly elevated. There is a growing …

There is a notable disparity between the observed prevalence of schizophrenia-spectrum
disorders in racialized persons in the United States and Canada and White individuals in …

Psychotic disorders (eg, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) are a leading cause of
morbidity and premature mortality and an overlooked health inequity in the United States …

BackgroundThe 'ethnic density hypothesis' is a proposition that members of ethnic minority
groups may have better mental health when they live in areas with higher proportions of …

INTRODUCTION: Identifying the relative strength of evidence associated with non-genetic
risk factors and putative antecedents of schizophrenia will guide research and may inform …

For several decades the conceptualization and treatment of mental health problems,
including psychosis, have been dominated by a rather narrow focus on genes and brain …

This book articulates a bold, new, systematic theory of psychology, culture, and their
interrelation. It explains how macro cultural factors--social institutions, cultural artifacts, and …

Contemporary neuroscience is advancing our understanding of the role of the brain in
psychiatric disorders. These successes, allied with broader social forces, have allowed …

There is currently a growing body of research examining environmental factors in the
etiology of psychosis. Much recent interest has focused on the relationship between …