Engagement with services in Black African and Caribbean people with psychosis: The role of social networks, illness perceptions, internalized stigma, and perceived discrimination.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research and policies in the United Kingdom have repeatedly highlighted the need to reduce ethnic disparities and improve engagement with mental health services among Black African and Caribbean people with psychosis. The aim of this study was to examine the role of social network characteristics and psychological factors in engagement with services in Black people with psychosis.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 51 Black African and Caribbean adults with non-affective psychosis and currently receiving care from mental health services in England. Measures were completed to examine relationships between social networks, illness perceptions, perceived racial or ethnic discrimination in services, internalized stigma, and current engagement with serv

SUBMITTER: Degnan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796907 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature