The British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 190: 75-76. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.021188
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Perceived discrimination and psychological distress in Sweden

SARAH WAMALA, PhD

Swedish National Institute of Public Health and Karolinska Institutet

GUNNEL BOSTRÖM, MA

Swedish National Institute of Public Health

KARIN NYQVIST, MA

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Sweden

Correspondence: Dr Sarah Wamala, National Institute of Public Health, Olof Palmes Gata 17,103 52 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46 8 5661 3500; fax: +46 8 5661 3505; email: sarah.wamala{at}fhi.se

Declaration of interest None.

There is lack of evidence on the health effects of perceived discrimination. We analysed the association between perceived discrimination and psychological distress, and whether socio-economic disadvantage explains this association in 15 406 men and 17 922 women in Sweden during 2004. After adjustment for age and long-term illness, frequent experiences of discrimination were associated with increased likelihood of psychological distress. Socio-economic disadvantage explained about 25% of this association.


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