Oral antipsychotic prescribing and association with neighbourhood-level socioeconomic status: analysis of time trend of routine primary care data in England, 2011-2016.

Prescriptions of antipsychotics continue to rise overall, with SGAs taking preference especially in areas of higher SES. The pattern of antipsychotic prescription favouring people in areas of lower social deprivation carries implications on inequalities even among sub-groups of people with mental disorders.