Psychiatric Bulletin (2008) 32: 401-402. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.018895
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Editorial

Services for ethnic minorities: a question of trust

Louis Appleby, National Director for Mental Health

Department of Health, Richmond House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS, email: louis.appleby{at}manchester.ac.uk

Declaration of interest

None.

This article has been corrected post-publication in deviation from print and in accordance with a correction published in the January 2009 issue.

Abstract

Mental healthcare for ethnic minorities is a government policy priority. However, debate about how services should develop has been overshadowed by public criticism over high rates of admission and sectioning in some ethnic groups, the implication being that racism is rife in mental healthcare. These criticisms are headline-seeking, scientifically crude and unfair to mental health professionals. However, it is true that some minority communities are mistrustful of the services available. We need to overcome this mistrust with a positive message - and a promise of fair treatment.




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