Higher rates of first episode psychosis in immigrants admitted in inpatient unit at southwest Spain

•We found high rates of admissions for the FEP in migrants compared to no immigrants.•The findings of our study also suggest that sub-Saharan Africans are the immigrants most vulnerable to present an admission for the FEP in this province.•The increase in hospital admissions for FEP in the immigrant...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 2022-02, Vol.308, p.114352-114352, Article 114352
Main Authors: Garrido-Torres, Nathalia, Suárez-Suárez, María Luisa, Rocha-González, Idalino, Alameda, Luis, Giner, Lucas, Canal-Rivero, Manuel, Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto, Ruiz-Veguilla, Miguel
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Language:English
Subjects:
Emigrants and Immigrants
Hospitalization
Humans
Incidence
Inpatients
Migrants
Psychosis
Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology
Spain - epidemiology
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Summary:•We found high rates of admissions for the FEP in migrants compared to no immigrants.•The findings of our study also suggest that sub-Saharan Africans are the immigrants most vulnerable to present an admission for the FEP in this province.•The increase in hospital admissions for FEP in the immigrant population observed in our study is consistent with data from previous studies across Europe. We present data on the incidence of admissions for first episode psychosis in a region of southern Spain. All consecutive cases of admissions to the psychiatric hospitalization unit   due to psychosis were selected. The incidence rates for first episode psychosis among immigrants and non-immigrants between two years were calculated.  Incidence rate ratio of first episode of psychosis was higher in immigrants (IRR 5.95 95% CI 3.8–9.3 p
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114352