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Racial identity, racial context, and ingroup status: Implications for attributions to discrimination among Black Canadians
Using Self-Categorization Theory as a conceptual framework for understanding attributions to discrimination, the primary aim of this study was to move beyond focusing on the degree to which racial minorities define themselves in terms of their…
Black Canadians’ Coping Responses to Racial Discrimination
On the basis of a cultural coping framework, the present study examined coping responses to racial discrimination among 190 Black Canadians. The study assessed the respondents’ coping with both general (i.e., problem- and emotion-focused coping) and…
Catatonia is frequent in black immigrants admitted to Psychiatry in Canada.
Objective: To assess the prevalence of catatonia in a sample of patients of African ancestry admitted to Psychiatry in Canada. Methods: Retrospective chart review of 20 consecutive black francophone inpatients assessed by the same psychiatrist. Results:…
Racial variability of glaucoma risk factors between African Caribbeans and Caucasians in a Canadian urban screening population.
Background: The significance of race in the development and progression of glaucoma remains controversial, although in most cases the evidence shows greater prevalence and progression of the disease in African American populations. The purpose of this…
Street Youth in Toronto, Canada: An Investigation of Demographic Predictors of HIV Status Among Street Youth Who Access Preventive Health and Social Services
Street youth are increasingly at risk for HIV infection due to high-risk sexual behaviors and injection drug use. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which demographic characteristics of street youth in…
The impact of everyday racism on the occupations of African Canadian women
Background: Occupational therapy has increasingly explored the impact of cultural differences on occupations but has not yet begun to explore the impact of racism on human occupation. Purpose: This study with 50 African Canadian women used…
Ethnic diversity and pathways to care for a first episode of psychosis in Ontario
To examine ethnic variations in the pathways to care for persons accessing early intervention (EI) services in Ontario. Method: The pathways to care and the duration of untreated psychosis were assessed for first-episode psychosis patients who…
A comparison of foetal and infant mortality in the United States and Canada.
Background: Infant mortality rates are higher in the United States than in Canada. We explored this difference by comparing gestational age distributions and gestational age-specific mortality rates in the two countries. Methods: Stillbirth and infant mortality…
The use of traditional medicine by Ghanaians in Canada.
Background: Research into health and health-care seeking behaviour amongst immigrant populations suggests that culturally-based behaviours change over time towards those prevalent in the host culture. Such acculturation of immigrant groups occurs as part of the interaction…
Utilization of physician services for diabetic patients from ethnic minorities.
Background: Diabetes is a common chronic disease, which results in significant morbidity and mortality. Although ethnic variations in disease prevalence are known, variations in the utilization of physician services for the disease (particularly in publicly funded…
Results of the Ontario Survey on the Prevalence and Control of Hypertension
Background: Available information on the prevalence and management of hypertension in the Canadian population dates back to 1986–1992 and probably does not reflect the current status of this major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We sought…
