Are protected characteristics associated with mental health care inequalities in the adult UK general population? a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the association between protected characteristics and inequalities in mental health care in the UK. Multinomial regression was used to model the association between protected characteristics and self-reported distress. Data was extracted from waves 6-10 (2014-2019) of the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Two risk categories were constructed: "undiagnosed distress" referred to a General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) score above "caseness" along with no history of mental health diagnosis; "diagnosis without self-report symptoms" referred to a GHQ-12 score consistently below "caseness" within the study time frame but having received a mental health diagnosis. Compared to people without a disability, people with a disability are at considerably greater risk of both u

SUBMITTER: Wicks C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11302902 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature