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Blacks and psychiatry: a framework for understanding access to psychiatric services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Parimala Moodley  and
Rachel E. Perkins
Parimala Moodley
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Rachel E. Perkins
Affiliation:
Springfield University Hospital, Glenburnie Road, London SW17 7DJ
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In efforts to improve the acceptability of psychiatric services and their ease of access, the issue of how people get psychiatric help when they need it is one of growing concern. There is now increasing evidence that psychiatric services operate differently for black and white people in Britain, and much concern that services may differentially disadvantage blacks (Francis et al, 1989).

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 9 , September 1990 , pp. 538 - 540
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