RT Journal Article
T1 Psychiatric care and immigration. preliminary findings in a hospital in Madrid, Spain.
A1 Saiz González, María Dolores
A1 Perez-Rodriguez, Maria Mercedes
A1 Baca-Garcia, Enrique
A1 Quintero Gutiérrez Del Álamo, Francisco Javier
A1 Burguillo, Fernando
A1 Lozano, Marta del Carmen
A1 Botillo, Carlota
A1 Díaz Marsa, Marina Francisca
A1 González de Rivera, Jose Luis
AB This pilot study aims to investigate differences regarding access to psychiatric care, motives for demanding emergency psychiatric care, admission rates, rates of compulsory admission, and main diagnoses in immigrants and natives. Psychiatric emergency visits (n=1,126) and hospitalisations (n=225) were registered in a Spanish Hospital with a catchment area of 280.000 people (19.34% immigrants) between October 20th 2002 and April 30th 2003. Access to sychiatric care, motives for demanding emergency psychiatric care, admission rates, rates of compulsory admission, and main diagnoses in natives and immigrants were compared. Immigrants were more likely to be compulsory admitted, here under-represented in the emergency and hospitalization units, and were less likely to be readmitted. Motives for hospitalisation were also different. Immigrants seemed to suffer less drug abuse and more anxiety disorders than natives (possibly reactive conditions related to the stress of migration).
PB Universidad de Zaragoza
SN 0213-6163
YR 2005
FD 2005
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117753
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/117753
LA eng
NO Perez-Rodriguez MM, Baca-Garcia E, Quintero-Gutierrez F, Burguillo F, Saiz D, Lozano MC, Botillo C, Díaz-Marsá M, De rivera JL. Psychiatric care and immigration. preliminary findings in a hospital in Madrid, Spain. Eur. J. Psychiat. Vol 19, 2: 1071-111.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 jun 2025