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Table 1 Key themes from the focus groups

From: Crazy person is crazy person. It doesn’t differentiate”: an exploration into Somali views of mental health and access to healthcare in an established UK Somali community

Theme

Sub Theme/s

1. Knowledge of mental illness

a. Lived Experiences

b. Terminology

c. Perceptions of the symptoms of mental illness

d. Causes of mental illness

e Treatment of mental illness

2. Culture

a. “Back in Somalia”

b. Community Stigma

3.Improving mental health in the Bristol Somali community

4. Access to healthcare