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Mental Illness among the Chinese: Myth or Reality?

Authors :
Berk, Bernard B.
Hirata, Lucie Cheng
Source :
Journal of Social Issues; Jun1973, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p149-166, 18p
Publication Year :
1973

Abstract

This study examines trends in mental hospital commitments among the Chinese in California over the past one hundred years. There has been a two-fold increase for the general population compared to a seven-fold increase among the Chinese; while initially the Chinese had substantially lower rates of commitment, since the 1930s they have been roughly equal to the general population. Rates of increase within the Chinese population were not uniform; males, the aged, and the foreign born experienced substantially greater increases. Changes have also occurred in patterns of diagnosis and length of hospitalization over the century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00224537
Volume :
29
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Social Issues
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16409965
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1973.tb00078.x