Antipsychotic prescribing trends in England: role of regional disparities, health inequalities and ethnic density.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antipsychotics are essential for managing certain mental disorders; however, little is known about regional disparities in their prescribing or how these patterns are shaped by ethnic density and health inequalities.

Aims

To analyse national, regional and local integrated care board trends in antipsychotic prescribing in England from April 2019 to March 2025, and to explore their associations with health inequalities and ethnic density.

Method

A population-level observational study was conducted using the English primary care prescription data from OpenPrescribing. Linear regression was used to assess trends in first-generation (FGA), second-generation (SGA) and total antipsychotic prescribing. Generalised additive models examined associations between presc

SUBMITTER: Khan MU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12946918 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature