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A synthesis of the evidence for managing stress at work: a review of the reviews reporting on anxiety, depression, and absenteeismKamaldeep S Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London E14NS, UK
J Environ Public Health 2012:515874. 2012..Psychosocial stressors in the workplace are a cause of anxiety and depressive illnesses, suicide and family disruption...
Does cultural integration explain a mental health advantage for adolescents?Kamaldeep S Bhui
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Int J Epidemiol 41:791-802. 2012..A mental health advantage has been observed among adolescents in urban areas. This prospective study tests whether cultural integration measured by cross-cultural friendships explains a mental health advantage for adolescents...
Forced residential mobility and social support: impacts on psychiatric disorders among Somali migrantsKamaldeep Bhui
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
BMC Int Health Hum Rights 12:4. 2012..abstract:..
The place of race and racism in cultural competence: what can we learn from the English experience about the narratives of evidence and argument?Kamaldeep Bhui
Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
Transcult Psychiatry 49:185-205. 2012..Given the need to apprehend narratives in care practice, especially at times of disputed evidence, cultural consultation processes may be an appropriate paradigm to address intersectional inequalities...
Ethnicity and its influence on suicide rates and riskKamaldeep S Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
Ethn Health 17:141-8. 2012..To investigate the influence of ethnicity on suicide, and related risk indicators including psychiatric symptoms, among patients committing suicide whilst admitted to psychiatric hospitals...
A public health approach to understanding and preventing violent radicalizationKamaldeep S Bhui
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
BMC Med 10:16. 2012....
Do 'alternative' help-seeking strategies affect primary care service use? A survey of help-seeking for mental distressKatja Rüdell
Affiliation at time of research, Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, UK
BMC Public Health 8:207. 2008....
Physical activity and depressive symptoms in adolescents: a prospective studyCatherine Rothon
Centre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Charterhouse Square, London, UK
BMC Med 8:32. 2010..There is a particular lack of evidence from longitudinal studies. This study examines the relationship between depression and physical activity using the Research with East London Adolescents: Community Health Survey (RELACHS)...
A case study of organisational Cultural Competence in mental healthcareJean Adamson
The Diversity Academy, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 8GJ, England, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 11:218. 2011..The purpose is to show interactions between organisational and individual processes that help or hinder recovery orientated services...
Cultural identity, clothing and common mental disorder: a prospective school-based study of white British and Bangladeshi adolescentsK Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London Medical School, Queen Mary s University of London, London, UK
J Epidemiol Community Health 62:435-41. 2008..This paper investigates the influence of different cultural identities on the risk of common mental disorders among Bangladeshi and white British pupils...
Cultural competence in mental health care: a review of model evaluationsKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 7:15. 2007..Cultural competency is now a core requirement for mental health professionals working with culturally diverse patient groups. Cultural competency training may improve the quality of mental health care for ethnic groups...
The promotion of children's health and wellbeing: the contributions of England's charity sectorKamaldeep S Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and The London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London, UK
BMC Res Notes 3:188. 2010..Specifically, the prominence of sports and arts activities, and types of mental health provisions including telephone help-lines, are investigated...
Trauma, khat and common psychotic symptoms: a quantitative studyKamaldeep Bhui
Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
J Ethnopharmacol 131:459-63. 2010..To undertake this work in a Somali population of emigrants who have sought asylum in a non-conflict zone country...
Trauma, khat and common psychotic symptoms among Somali immigrants: a quantitative studyKamaldeep Bhui
Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Psychiatry, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M6BQ, United Kingdom
J Ethnopharmacol 132:549-53. 2010..To undertake this work in a Somali population of emigrants who have sought asylum in a non-conflict zone country...
Chronic fatigue syndrome in an ethnically diverse population: the influence of psychosocial adversity and physical inactivityKamaldeep S Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Wolson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
BMC Med 9:26. 2011..This paper reports the prevalence of chronic fatigue (CF) and CFS in an ethnically diverse population sample and tests whether prevalence varies by social adversity, social support, physical inactivity, anxiety and depression...
Preventive psychiatry: a paradigm to improve population mental health and well-beingKamaldeep Bhui
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Centre for Psychiatry, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
Br J Psychiatry 198:417-9. 2011..Specialist mental health professionals are needed to inform and lead public health reforms...
Cultural psychiatry and epidemiology: researching the means, methods and meaningsKamaldeep Bhui
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London
Transcult Psychiatry 48:90-103. 2011..Specifically, social and cultural influences on risks and responses to mental illness are discussed, as are pathways to care, the recognition of mental illness, and public health and cultural psychiatry research...
Rates and risk factors by ethnic group for suicides within a year of contact with mental health services in England and WalesKamaldeep S Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Old Anatomy Bldg, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
Psychiatr Serv 59:414-20. 2008..This study compared suicide rates, clinical symptoms, and perceived preventability of suicide among persons in four ethnic groups who completed suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services...
Drug consumption in conflict zones in SomaliaKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Bartsand The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicineand Dentistry, University of London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 4:e354. 2007
Rates, risk factors & methods of self harm among minority ethnic groups in the UK: a systematic reviewKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
BMC Public Health 7:336. 2007..Studies suggest that the rates of self harm vary by ethnic group, but the evidence for variation in risk factors has not been synthesised to inform preventive initiatives...
Representation of asylum seekers and refugees among psychiatric inpatients in LondonKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University, London
Psychiatr Serv 57:270-2. 2006..The purpose of this study was to assess the representation of refugees among psychiatric inpatients, given that it has been suggested that they use a disproportionate level of care compared with nonrefugees...
Assessing the prevalence of depression in Punjabi and English primary care attenders: the role of culture, physical illness and somatic symptomsKamaldeep Bhui
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary College, UK
Transcult Psychiatry 41:307-22. 2004....
Racial/ethnic discrimination and common mental disorders among workers: findings from the EMPIRIC Study of Ethnic Minority Groups in the United KingdomKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts, and London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
Am J Public Health 95:496-501. 2005..We measured perceived discrimination and its association with common mental disorders among workers in the United Kingdom...
Cultural identity, acculturation, and mental health among adolescents in east London's multiethnic communityKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Institute of Community Health Sciences, Queen Mary, London E1 4NS, UK
J Epidemiol Community Health 59:296-302. 2005..To investigate cultural identity as a risk factor for mental health problems among adolescents...
Acculturation and health status among African-Caribbean, Bangladeshi and White British adolescents--validation and findings from the RELACHS studyKamaldeep Bhui
Barts and the London School of Medicine, Institute of Community Health Sciences Queen Mary, London, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 40:259-66. 2005..This paper reports the validation process for research questions that measure cultural identity in a survey of adolescents from a multi-ethnic urban area...
Mental disorders among Somali refugees: developing culturally appropriate measures and assessing socio-cultural risk factorsKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry Barts and The London Medical School, Charterhouse Sq, London, EC1M, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:400-8. 2006..We aimed to develop a culturally appropriate instrument, and address the methodological challenges and assess some risk factors for mental disorder among Somalis in London...
Homelessness and mental illness: a literature review and a qualitative study of perceptions of the adequacy of careKamaldeep Bhui
Institute of Community Health Sciences, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
Int J Soc Psychiatry 52:152-65. 2006..Healthcare provision is undergoing significant review, and, as part of the Department of Health's policy reforms, the service user's view is central to the future restructuring of NHS services...
Assessing explanatory models for common mental disordersKamaldeep Bhui
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
J Clin Psychiatry 67:964-71. 2006..for mental distress? (2) Are perceived causes of mental distress actually related to treatment preferences? (3) Are EMs influenced uniquely by ethnic group, or are they more closely associated with the presence of common mental disorders?..
A systematic review of chronic fatigue, its syndromes and ethnicity: prevalence, severity, co-morbidity and copingSokratis Dinos
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
Int J Epidemiol 38:1554-70. 2009..If there are convincing differences in prevalence and risk factors across all or some ethnic groups, investigating the causes of these can help unravel the pathophysiology of CFS...
Social support, ethnicity and mental health in adolescentsEmily Klineberg
Centre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 41:755-60. 2006..In this study, we explored whether social support varied with ethnic group in young people, and if it explained ethnic differences in prevalence of psychological distress...
Traumatic events, migration characteristics and psychiatric symptoms among Somali refugees--preliminary communicationKamaldeep Bhui
Barts and the London Medical School, Institute of Community, Health Sciences, Queen Mary, London E1 4NS, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 38:35-43. 2003..Each refugee group experiences specific migration and resettlement experiences. There are no epidemiological data on risk factors for psychiatric symptoms among adult Somalis in the UK...
A systematic review of personality disorder, race and ethnicity: prevalence, aetiology and treatmentAngela McGilloway
Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
BMC Psychiatry 10:33. 2010..This study aimed to review the published literature on ethnic variations of prevalence, aetiology and treatment of PD...
Khat use and mental illness: a critical reviewNasir Warfa
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
Soc Sci Med 65:309-18. 2007..There is a need for improved research on khat use and its possible association with psychiatric disorders...
Ethnicity, social deprivation and psychological distress in adolescents: school-based epidemiological study in east LondonStephen A Stansfeld
Department of Psychiatry, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Medical Sciences Building, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Br J Psychiatry 185:233-8. 2004..In adults the prevalence of psychological distress varies in different ethnic groups, and this has been explained by differences in socio-economic status. Is this also the case in adolescents?..
Causal explanations of distress and general practitioners' assessments of common mental disorder among punjabi and English attendeesKamaldeep Bhui
St Bartholomew s and Royal London Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 37:38-45. 2002..This study investigates whether cultural variations in patients' causal explanatory models account for cultural variations in the assessment of non-psychotic mental disorders in primary care...
Post-migration geographical mobility, mental health and health service utilisation among Somali refugees in the UK: a qualitative studyNasir Warfa
Department of Psychiatry, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Health Place 12:503-15. 2006..Residential mobility was also perceived to interfere with health care receipt and therefore should be more comprehensively assessed in larger quantitative studies...
Enhancing pathways to care for black and minority ethnic populations: a systematic reviewBernd Sass
Centre for Health Improvement in Ethnic Services CHIMES at Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London, London, UK
Int Rev Psychiatry 21:430-8. 2009..However, there is little guidance on how this can be achieved. This systematic review aimed to evaluate research studies reporting initiatives to enhance pathways to mental health care for BME groups...
Ethnicity, socio-economic status, overweight and underweight in East London adolescentsStephanie J C Taylor
Centre for General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Community Health Sciences, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
Ethn Health 10:113-28. 2005..An understanding of the prevalence of obesity and overweight in these populations is important since some ethnic groups may be particularly vulnerable to the adverse health effects associated with obesity...
African and Black Caribbean origin cancer survivors: a qualitative study of the narratives of causes, coping and care experiencesRichard A Bache
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Turner Street, London, E1 2AD, UK
Ethn Health 17:187-201. 2012..Depressive illness or fears of recurrence of cancer may also lead to poorer recovery and function. This paper investigates whether ethnic influences explain different coping behaviours, care experiences and help-seeking behaviours...
Ethnic variations in pathways to and use of specialist mental health services in the UK. Systematic reviewKamaldeep Bhui
Department of Psychiatry, Barts and The London, Queen Mary s School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK
Br J Psychiatry 182:105-16. 2003..Inequalities of service use across ethnic groups are important to policy makers, service providers and service users...
The culture of care within psychiatric services: tackling inequalities and improving clinical and organisational capabilitiesMicol Ascoli
Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK
Philos Ethics Humanit Med 7:12. 2012..Following a period of 18 months of cultural consultation, we gather the dominant narratives that emerged during our evaluation of our service...
