Immigrants ’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway

ConclusionUtilization rates of specialist mental healthcare are lower among immigrants than Norwegians. Immigrants from Poland, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, had generally quite low rates, while immigrants from Iran had high utilization rates. The findings suggest that specialist mental healthcare in Norway is underutilized among considerable parts of the immigrant population.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research