
Our research focuses on mental health and psychiatric care utilization in minority groups, usually migrants and their children. Typical research includes studies of how migration of all sorts influences psychiatric illness and the risk of suicide across generations. Given that we have found pronounced underutilization of voluntary psychiatric care among minorities—as well as a heightened risk of involuntary admission — factors influencing care-seeking remains a critical area for research.
Psychiatry Sweden (PS) contain data of the total population of Sweden. It is a register created by linkage of several national and local registers in Sweden, via the unique personal identification number and consists of approximately 15 million individuals. Our ethical approval covers occurrence, causes and consequences of mental illness, and PS can only be used for that purpose, within this research group. PI Christina Dalman.