Five-year illness trajectories across racial groups in the UK following a first episode psychosis.
Siân Lowri GriffithsTumelo BogatsuMia LonghiEmily ButlerBeel AlexanderMrunal BandawarLinda EverardPeter B JonesDavid FowlerJoanne HodgekinsTim AmosNick FreemantlePaul McCroneSwaran P SinghMax BirchwoodRachel UpthegrovePublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2023)
Findings suggest variations in long-term clinical and social outcomes following EIS across racial groups; social deprivation contributed to this variance. Black and Asian individuals appear to make less improvement in long-term recovery and are less likely to be discharged from mental health services. Replication is needed in large, complete data, to fully understand disparities and blind spots to care.