On Fri, 07 Dec 2001 12:50:27 -0500 (EST) David Epstein 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Found this in my weekly check of BMJ.  Interesting.
> 
>   Schizophrenia in ethnic minorities is more common in white neighbourhoods
> 
>   "The incidence of schizophrenia among non-white people increases
>   significantly as the proportion of non-white ethnic minorities in a
>   particular area falls. Boydell et al (pB 1336) found that as the
>   proportion of non-white ethnic minorities in electoral wards in
>   London fell, the incidence of schizophrenia in these groups
>   rose. These results were not explained by deprivation. Increased
>   exposure to or decreased protection from overt discrimination,
>   institutional racism, inequality, or isolation are possible
>   explanations."
> 
> Full text:
> http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/323/7325/1336
> 

Another explanation...

The ones that are left are the ones that were too crazy to move 
after all those white people moved into the neighborhood.

Ken

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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D.                [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dept. of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA 




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