Racial differences in pathways to care preceding first episode mania or psychosis: a historical cohort prodromal study

Autor: Manuel Gardea-Resendez, Javier Ortiz-Orendain, Alessandro Miola, Manuel Fuentes Salgado, Mete Ercis, Brandon J. Coombes, Peggy M. Gruhlke, J. Michael Bostwick, Ian Michel, Jennifer L. Vande Voort, Aysegul Ozerdem, Alastair McKean, Mark A. Frye, Monica Taylor-Desir
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1241071
Popis: BackgroundThere is evidence suggesting racial disparities in diagnosis and treatment in bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SZ). The purpose of this study is to compare psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic use preceding a first episode of mania (FEM) or psychosis (FEP) in racially diverse patients.MethodsUsing a comprehensive medical records linkage system (Rochester Epidemiology Project, REP), we retrospectively identified individuals diagnosed with BD or SZ and a documented first episode of mania or psychosis. Illness trajectory before FEP/FEM were characterized as the time from first visit for a mental health complaint to incident case. Pathways to care and clinical events preceding FEP/FEM were compared based on subsequent incident case diagnosis (BD or SZ) and self-reported race (White vs. non-White).ResultsA total of 205 (FEM = 74; FEP = 131) incident cases were identified in the REP. Duration of psychiatric antecedents was significantly shorter in non-White patients, compared to White patients (2.2 ± 4.3 vs. 7.4 ± 6.6 years; p
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