African and African-Caribbean carers’ experience of supporting recovery in relatives with psychosis
Date
2014-09Citation:
Pelle, J. (2014, September). African and African-Caribbean carers’ experience of supporting recovery in relatives with psychosis. Paper presented at 16th Annual World Psychiatric Association Conference,, Madrid, Spain.Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3927Abstract
To explore the caring experiences of African and African Caribbean carers’ of family members with schizophrenia and or bi-polar disorder, living outside in England.
Epidemiology of African and African Caribbean population living in UK
* Black Caribbean people make up 1.1% of the UK population
* Black Africans make up 1.8% of the UK population
* Impact of migration history to UK
* Rates and routes of admission to in-patient units under sections of the Mental Health Act (1983)