M. Kastrup, U.1. PoWsen, M. Osterskov :MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS IN

immigrants comprise today about 7% of the Danish population About 10 % of patients treated in Danish psychiatric institutions have a non-Danish background, with large geographical variation, as some areas of Copenhagen have up to 25% of their patients with a nonDanish background. In certain services, e.g. forensic psychiatry, up to 50% of the patients have a non-Danish background. This study comprises the transcultural patient population that received treatment in 2004 at the regional outpatient clinic of the psychiatric department serving an area densely populated with immigrants. information was collected on sociodemographic background, diagnoses, severity of disorder as well as treatment offered. The paper will provide a comparative analysis of this population and the Danish population at the same outpatient clinic, with particular reference to possible limita. tions of the present services from a cultural perspective and ways to overcome them.