The mental health of Asians in Britain: A research note

An exploration of the presence and content of metacognitive beliefs about depressive rumination in Pakistani women

“…However, talking about their depression was usually avoided with close family due to fears of upsetting them. This finding appears to be contrary to suggestions that problems are managed within the ‘extended family’ (Ineichen, 1987). Some found it easier to talk to friends because they did not have to worry about upsetting them.…”

Depression in South Asian Women Living in the UK: A Review of the Literature with Implications for Service Provision

“…Asian communities in the UK have been known to make use of traditional or spiritual healers who offer culture-specific approaches to mental illness and treatment, although formal research in the area is limited (Ineichen 1987;Webb-Johnson, 1995). Although the prevalence and use of traditional and spiritual healers by Asians in the UK is unclear, recent studies have shown that use of traditional healers is very often made alongside western medical help rather than in place of it (Cochrane & Sashidharan, 1996;Greenwood et al, 2000;F.…”

Prevalence, morbidity and service need among South Asian and white adults with intellectual disability in Leicestershire, UK

“…Transcultural psychiatry has produced conflicting results about the prevalence of mental illness in immigrant populations in the UK (Ineichen 1987). South Asians have lower GP consultation rates and hospital admission rates than whites for all mental disorders, particularly for anxiety and depression but, among men admitted to psychiatric hospitals, the diagnosis of schizophrenia is three times higher in South Asians than whites, and suicide rates among South Asian women are more than twice the national rate (Nazroo 1997; Lee et al 1998).…”