Exploring the impact of hostile environment policies on psychological distress of ethnic minority groups in the UK

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UCL MSc students consider research showing that the highest impact of hostile environment policies was noticed among Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups. This evidence suggests that interdisciplinary collaboration is needed to prevent psychological distress.

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Age-at-migration and ethnicity may increase psychosis risk

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Sueda Coskun reflects on a recent case control study with data from five European countries, which suggests that migration during adolescence may be a particular risk factor for developing psychosis.

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How has the hostile environment policy worsened the mental health of people from minoritised ethnic groups?

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Briony Tatem considers a study in The Lancet, which explores the effect of immigration policy reform on mental health in people from minoritised ethnic groups in England, using longitudinal data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study cohort.

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Migrant mental health in Norway: variation in the prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses

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In her debut blog, Yasmin Ahmadzadeh reviews a recent cohort study exploring the prevalence of mental disorders among young adults of immigrant background in Norway.

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