Getting started? - Scoping Bibliographies
The World Health Organisation's definition of health as a state of
complete mental, physical and social well being, rather than just the
absence of disease insists that we understand health, illness and health
care as socially mediated, or as W. Ahmad states, 'structured within
social relationships, shaped by historical developments and contemporary
socio-economic realities and mediated through professional ideologies'.
('Race' and Health in Contemporary Britain (Buckingham, Open Press University,
1991:11).
For many researching 'race', ethnicity and health, it is axiomatic
that disparities exist with the health and social care systems, with
'race' and ethnicity, socio-economic status and geographic location
impacting on the level of access to treatment and information, as well
as utilisation, experience and knowledge of mental health and social
care provision. Studies include the over-representation and at times
misdiagnosis of Black minority groups with specific mental illnesses
in certain sections of the mental health services; the under-utilisation
of service provision due to the low take-up rates of minority groups;
the impact of terminology (i.e. ethnicity, 'culture- bound disorders');
national surveys on health and mental health across different ethnic
groups; and exploration into the development of anti-racist health promotion
and practice
What becomes clear when investigating ethnicity and health (including
mental health)is that:
- there is an existing research base;
- there is a constituency of policy makers, professionals, and users
who are disposed to, and able to make use of, research findings.
The aim of this section is to help bring some of the information and
research in ethnicity and health together by providing scoping bibliographies.
In no way are these research resources definitive, but it is hoped that
they will provide new researchers and professionals with a helping hand.
Pushing beyond the confines of the BE4 project, the information provided
in these pages covers a range of health issues.
PLEASE NOTE: These bibliographies were
compiled by Alison Devlin, whilst at the Ethnic Health Development Project,
South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust. Alison is 'happy for them to be anywhere
if they're useful to people' and we are grateful for her permission
to mount them on this website.
A note from the compiler
This bibliography is not intended to be a definitive guide to all information
available on the subject. It was compiled as part of the Ethnic Health
Development Project – a 26 month long project to look at improving
the access and appropriateness of South Buckinghamshire NHS Trust services
to black and minority ethnic communities.
Some of the entries, particularly contact addresses for publications
and organisations, may be out of date, and for this I apologise; however
it was thought more useful to include them than to not, given that there
was insufficient time to check out their current accuracy and status.
Any abstracts included are taken from other publications / the Internet;
again it was thought to be useful to include these. (Also, where the
publications were known to be held locally, within Buckinghamshire,
this is also indicated in the text.) As with any bibliography of this
type, these scopting bibliographies will quickly become dated, however
it is hoped that it may provide some guidance to those embarking on
research or study in the field of minority ethnic health. The majority
of bibliographies cover articles published in 2000 or earlier and so
also provide a brief foray into the long history of research in this
area.
For notification of new articles and publications on the subject please
refer to the quarterly publication - 'Ethnic Minorities Health: Current
Awareness Bulletin'. Published by Bradford Royal Infirmary. Annual subscription
costs £40.00. Details are obtainable from Ian King, Subscription
Manager Tel: 01274 364130.
This page will be updated regularly! To date, you can find information
on the following subjects of interest:
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