Variations by ethnicity in referral and treatment pathways for IAPT service users in South London.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme aims to provide equitable access to therapy for common mental disorders. In the UK, inequalities by ethnicity exist in accessing and receiving mental health treatment. However, limited research examines IAPT pathways to understand whether and at which points such inequalities may arise.

Methods

This study examined variation by ethnicity in (i) source of referral to IAPT services, (ii) receipt of assessment session, (iii) receipt of at least one treatment session. Routine data were collected on service user characteristics, referral source, assessment and treatment receipt from 85 800 individuals referred to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust IAPT services between 1st January 2013 and 31st

SUBMITTER: Harwood H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9976018 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature