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SUMMARY:Transformation of perception: What are psychotic disorders and why
  are ethnic minorities at increased risk? - Dr Hannah Jongsma\, UCL
DTSTART:20191206T174500Z
DTEND:20191206T191000Z
UID:TALK118276@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Ali Mashhadi
DESCRIPTION:We’ve all felt our phone vibrate in our pocket while it’s 
 been on airplane mode\, or heard our name called on the street without see
 ing a familiar face. These hallucinations are also known as mild psychotic
  experiences\, and are very common. However\, when such hallucinations are
  more severe and are paired with delusionary beliefs\, someone might exper
 ience a psychotic episode or develop a psychotic disorder such as schizoph
 renia.\n \nNot everyone is equally likely to develop a psychotic disorder:
  they occur more often in urban areas\, in young men\, and in ethnic minor
 ities. In this talk\, I will explore both what psychotic disorders are and
  why some ethnic minority groups in Western European countries face an exc
 ess risk. I will use literature from the social sciences and will draw on 
 epidemiological investigations. I will demonstrate that social disadvantag
 e and identity-based exclusion are key elements of this excess risk in min
 orities\, and hope to transform your perceptions on what psychotic disorde
 rs are and what causes them.
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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