The authors examine US-based evidence that connects characteristics of the social
environment with outcomes across the psychosis continuum, from psychotic experiences to …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified racism as a serious threat to
public health. Structural racism is a fundamental cause of inequity within interconnected …

This article aims to evaluate “racial”, ethnic, and population diversity—or lack thereof—in
psychosis research, with a particular focus on socio-environmental studies. Samples of …

Objective: To review the North American literature with respect to the role of social factors in
the etiology of psychosis, including schizophrenia. Method: Relevant publications were …

Psychotic disorders (eg, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder) are a leading cause of
morbidity and premature mortality and an overlooked health inequity in the United States …

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its striking inequities in mortality rates between Whites and
stigmatized racial/ethnic groups in the US and UK, and the recent global protests about …

One of the many issues minimized by overemphasis of bio-genetic factors is the role of
belonging to a disempowered group. In response to overwhelming evidence that poverty …

In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on examining the factors, particularly the
social factors, that affect health outcomes and contribute to population health inequities. The …

There is consistent and strong evidence that the incidence of all psychoses is higher in
many migrant and minority ethnic populations in a number of countries. The reasons for this …

There is a notable disparity between the observed prevalence of schizophrenia-spectrum
disorders in racialized persons in the United States and Canada and White individuals in …