First contact incidence of psychotic disorders among native Dutch and Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands: influence of diagnostic bias.

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Authors

Kahn RS, Algra A, van den Brink W, Zandi T, van Es H, Cahn W, Smits M, Havenaar JM, Limburg-Okken AG

Affiliation

Altrecht, Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands. hijma-zandi@planet.nl

Abstract

Several studies have reported increased incidence rates of psychotic disorders among immigrant groups. Surprisingly, the cross-cultural validity of the diagnostic instruments that were used was never tested.

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20332065

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't