Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Diagnosis and Early Treatment of First-Episode Psychosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite recognition that early intervention for first-episode psychosis (FEP) improves outcomes, Black youth with FEP continue to experience critical disparities in care. A historical lack of scientific focus on racial and ethnic factors in the study of psychosis and scant investigations among publicly insured (ie, Medicaid-enrolled) youth hinder our ability to understand and address factors that contribute to disparities in early FEP care. Strategies for improving FEP services for Black youth are reliant on more precise identification of who faces disparities and when during the early course of illness disparities are experienced.

Study design

A retrospective longitudinal analysis of Ohio Medicaid claims data was performed for 987 982 youth aged 15-

SUBMITTER: Moe AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11350282 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature