The Case for Severe Mental Illness as a Disparities Category

Extensive evidence documents that people with severe mental illness have higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared with the general population and receive lower-quality and higher-cost health care. These trends, at least in part, stem from discrimination, exclusion, widespread stigma, and cri...

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Published in:	Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 69; no. 6; pp. 726 - 728
Main Authors:	Goldman, Matthew L, Spaeth-Rublee, Brigitta, Pincus, Harold Alan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Psychiatric Association 01-06-2018 American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
Subjects:	Health care expenditures Health care policy Health Services Research Health Status Disparities Health Status Indicators Humans Mental Disorders Morbidity Mortality Quality of care health disparities Health care reform
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Summary:	Extensive evidence documents that people with severe mental illness have higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared with the general population and receive lower-quality and higher-cost health care. These trends, at least in part, stem from discrimination, exclusion, widespread stigma, and criminalization of individuals with mental illness. As such, severe mental illness should receive formal, national recognition as a disparities category. Such a designation would have multiple important implications in health policy, services and quality research, and advocacy.
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ISSN:	1075-2730 1557-9700 1557-9700
DOI:	10.1176/appi.ps.201700138