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We examine mental health among South Asians living in the UK, framed within a multilevel conceptual model of health reflecting an interplay of biological and environmental risks over the course of life. We highlight epidemiological differences in the occurrence of different psychiatric disorders, and consider the role of socio-cultural patterns of help-seeking behavior. Ultimately, epidemiological approaches, while vital for planning services, identifying unmet population need, and evaluating the effectiveness of services and interventions, often risk conflating and obscuring important historical, cultural, and gendered influences on mental health in this particular diaspora, and others.
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Bhavsar, V., Ventriglio, A., Bhugra, D. (2021). The Mental Health of South Asians in the UK. In: Moussaoui, D., Bhugra, D., Tribe, R., Ventriglio, A. (eds) Mental Health, Mental Illness and Migration. Mental Health and Illness Worldwide. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2366-8_9
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