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Mental health: ethnic minority experiences
People's stories
Aged 60 - 69
Mae - Interview 04
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This 62 year old woman has manic depression and describes herself as mixed race. She enjoys life now and is glad to be alive. She ...
Ataur - Interview 03
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This 60 year old, Bangladesh-born man moved to Britain in 1964 and developed depression aged 17. He believes a weak mind makes it difficult ...
H. Y. Leung - Interview 29
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HY Leung, 60, was admitted to a London psychiatric hospital. She says her doctors don't understand what she's going through. She feels God ...
Anton - Interview 13
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Anton, 64, is an Asian man who came from Sri Lanka to the UK in 1962. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder aged 45 and ...
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