Neighbourhood ethnic density and psychosis - Is there a difference according to generation?

ABSTRACT:

Background

For different migrant groups living in an area with few people from the same ethnic background is associated with increased psychosis incidence (the ethnic density effect). We set out to answer the question: are there generational differences in this effect?

Methods

Analysis of a population based cohort (2.2 million) comprising all those born 1st January 1965, or later, living in Denmark on their 15th birthday. This included 90,476 migrants from Africa, Europe (excluding Scandinavia) and the Middle East, with 55% first generation and the rest second-generation migrants. Neighbourhood co-ethnic density was determined at age 15 and we adjusted for age, gender, calendar period, parental psychiatric history and parental income.

Results

For first-generation migr

SUBMITTER: Schofield P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5889713 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature