A comparative study of the economic and social functioning of Vietnamese-Australians with low English proficiency living with psychotic illness

Conclusions: Despite LEP, Vietnamese-Australians with psychosis showed comparable or better functioning than Australian-born patients. Further investigation is recommended into LEP patients’ clinical and social recovery and the role of language communities’ support networks.

http://isp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/61/4/319?rss=1

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - May 21, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Stolk, Y., Sevar, K., Tran, N., Mancuso, S. G., Chopra, P., Castle, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research