Abstract

Introduction

European researchers have observed that psychosis is 3 times more frequent in immigrants than in native-born subjects.

Objectives

our study aims to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of immigrants hospitalized for first episode of psychosis (FEP)

Methods

it’s is a descriptive retrospective study. 21 files were recruited from the psychiatry department archive. Only files of immigrant patients hospitalized, during the period between 2016 to 2021, for FEP and with neither personal nor family medical history of psychosis were included in our study.

Results

A total number of 11 patients was included in our study. The analyse of sociodemographic characteristics revealed that; 62.5% of patients were female. The average age was 31 years. About half of them were dark skinned (particularly African), 25% were divorced, and 75% having university level. The majority of cases, have had a clandestine access to Tunisia, and were either unemployed or doing cleaning tasks with a low economic level and frequent conflicts in their workplaces. The average period between entering Tunisia and the onset of symptoms was 11.375 months.

Conclusions

A comparative study on a larger sample would be beneficial in order to determine the risk factors for psychosis in immigrants and, consequently, leads to effective preventive measures.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Details

Title
Sociodemographic characteristics of immigrants hospitalized for first episode of psychosis
Author
Kabtni, W 1 ; H El Kefi 1 ; Baatout, A 1 ; Bencheikh, C 1 ; Oumaya, A 1 

 Hmpit, Psychiatry, Tunis, Tunisia 
Pages
S635-S635
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Jun 2022
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISSN
09249338
e-ISSN
17783585
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2708719682
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.