Addressing ethnic inequalities in the pathways to care for psychosis

Delays in accessing appropriate care affect patients with most major health conditions, including psychosis. These delays may also be affected by pathways to care. In a recent article in BMC Medicine, Bhui and colleagues review the current evidence for ethnic differences in pathways to care for psyc...

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Published inBMC medicine Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 240
Main Author Kirkbride, James B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 21.12.2018
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
Analysis
Care and treatment
Cultural differences
Early intervention
England
Ethical aspects
Ethnic inequalities
Ethnicity
Hallucinations
Health care access
Health care disparities
Health services
Humans
Inequalities
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental Health Act
Minority & ethnic groups
Pathways to care
Patients
Population
Psychiatry
Psychosis
Psychotic disorder
Psychotic Disorders
Quality of life
Schizophrenia
Socioeconomic Factors
Systematic review
White People
England
New Zealand
Canada
Netherlands
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
Psychosis
Psychotic disorder
Pathways to care
Mental Health Act
Ethnic inequalities
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Summary:Delays in accessing appropriate care affect patients with most major health conditions, including psychosis. These delays may also be affected by pathways to care. In a recent article in BMC Medicine, Bhui and colleagues review the current evidence for ethnic differences in pathways to care for psychosis in England. They reveal that black and Asian people are 3 and 1.5 times more likely, respectively, to come to the attention of psychosis services via compulsory admission than white British people. In this Commentary, I discuss the implications of this on achieving equitable care for psychosis patients and outcomes following their care. The current review of the Mental Health Act provides a timely opportunity to remove such inequalities in England.Please see related article: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-018-1201-9 .
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ISSN:1741-7015
1741-7015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-018-1236-y