De mate van psychopathologie en interpersoonlijke problematiek. Overeenkomsten en verschillen tussen allochtone en autochtone patiëntengroepen

Abstract

The severity of psychopathology and interpersonal problems. A study of the similarities and differences between non-western patients and patients from the ethnic majority. The general level of symptoms and complaints (SCL-90-R) and the level of interpersonal problems (IIP-64) of non-western patients (N=100) were compared to that of patients from the ethnic majority group (N=480) in order to investigate similarities and differences in presenting their mental health problems at intake. Results with the SCL-90-R show that the non-western patients reported significantly higher levels of general symptomatology on all subscales compared to the ethnic majority group of patients. IIP-64 scores of non-western patients differed significantly from the scores of western patients on one subscale only: non-western patients reported less problems on the ‘Overly accommodating’ subscale.