The incidence of non-affective psychotic disorders in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rayanne John-Baptiste BastienTao DingAlfonso Gonzalez-ValderramaLucia ValmaggiaJames B KirkbrideHannah E JongsmaPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
Without reliable, contemporary estimates of this fundamental cornerstone of population health, it is impossible to understand the true burden, distribution or causes of psychotic disorders in over 87% of the world's population. A new, more equitable global mental health evidence base for NAPD is now urgently required.