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Kaleidoscope - Volume 217 , Issue 2

Tracy, Derek K.; Joyce, Dan W.; Albertson, Dawn N.; Shergill, Sukhwinder S.

Authors

Derek K. Tracy

Dan W. Joyce

Dawn N. Albertson

Sukhwinder S. Shergill



Abstract

Perceptions 1. #BlackLivesMatter has reinforced the depth of societal inequities; minority ethnic status is linked with psychosis, but disentangling discrimination from other factors is challenging. Bardol et al included 17 studies (n = 33 211) in their meta-analysis demonstrating that perceived ethnic discrimination had a statistically significant odds ratio for the occurrence of psychotic symptoms (1.77) and experiences (1.94).Reference Bardol, Grot, Oh, Poulet, Zeroug-Vial and Brunelin1 The findings held across different ethnic groups, and did not vary by country of origin; although ethnic identity, collective self-esteem and social support buffered the findings, this was a weak influence. Interestingly, given previous research, there was no support that ethnic density moderated the results. These findings are contrary to the suggestions that the association with discrimination could be entirely explained by socioeconomic and other confounders, although psychotic symptoms and experiences are not the same as a clinical diagnosis of psychosis. Social exclusion and ‘social defeat’ have been linked previously with the aetiology of psychoses; there are echoes of qualitative reports from many individuals, showing the profound adverse impact even a single racist comment can have on a person's life.

Journal Article Type Editorial
Online Publication Date Jul 27, 2020
Publication Date Aug 1, 2020
Deposit Date Jun 21, 2023
Journal British Journal of Psychiatry
Print ISSN 0007-1250
Electronic ISSN 1472-1465
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 217
Issue 2
Pages 465-466
DOI https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2020.132
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10881796
Publisher URL https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/kaleidoscope/EF93D1F5D879FC45F324CABC1DF96865