Exploring Lay Understandings and Help-Seeking Pathways for Psychosis in the Sikh Community: A Qualitative Study in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychotic disorders are more prevalent among minority ethnic groups in the UK. However, there is no research on how the British Sikh community understands and seeks help for psychosis. The way in which a community understands the nature, causes and treatment of psychosis can impact their duration of untreated psychosis, treatment pathways, experience and engagement with mental health services, and outcomes.

Objective

To explore the lay understandings of psychosis and associated help-seeking within the Sikh community in England, and how family, religion and culture influence these perspectives DESIGN AND SETTING: An exploratory qualitative design, consisting of online semistructured interviews across the UK.

Participants

30 participants, 11 men and 19 women,

SUBMITTER: Kular A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273079 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature