 "Immigrants suffer higher rates of mental disorder – here's how to help them")
Psychosis, sometimes called schizophrenia, is a psychological state characterised by symptoms such as paranoia and hallucinations. In England, one person in every 100 will be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder at some point in their lives. Disturbingly, evidence gathered from Western nations suggests that immigrants experience psychosis at rates two to five times higher than non-immigrants.
Our recent research and theorising suggest that discrimination and social exclusion may lie at the heart of the immigrant psychosis problem.
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