Nutrition intervention in ethnic minority groups

[Mental health problems in ethnic minority groups].

The aim of this paper is to provide an insight into the specificity of mental health issues as experienced by ethnic minority groups' representatives. A substantial body of evidence clearly indicates the differences in incidence of psychosis, affective disorders and suicidal tendencies in members of minority groups compared to the rest of the population. Relevant statistical data will be presen...

Sharing stories: complex intervention for diabetes education in minority ethnic groups who do not speak English.

OBJECTIVE To develop and refine a complex intervention for diabetes support and education in minority ethnic groups, delivered through bilingual health advocates. DESIGN Action research framework-a variety of methods used in an emergent and developmental manner, in partnership with clinicians, managers, and service users, drawing especially but not exclusively on narrative methods. SETTING ...

Culture clash: appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups

The intergenerational social mobility of minority ethnic groups

This study examines the intergenerational social mobility of different ethnic groups in Britain between 1971 and 1991. The small body of previous research on intergenerational mobility and ethnicity in Britain has not distinguished between pre-migration and post-migration social class, and thus has been unable to relate findings directly to studies of intergenerational social mobility or to acc...

Should there be separate psychiatric services for ethnic minority groups ?

For decades there have been calls for psychiatric services to be more culturally competent. Frustration with a perceived slow pace of change has led to the development of separate services. For instance, in the USA, San Francisco General Hospital has psychiatric wards with different ‘ethnic focuses’ – East Asian Americans, African Americans and Hispanic Americans are admitted to different wards...