Ethnic inequality, multimorbidity and psychosis: can a syndemic framework resolve disputed evidence?

Syndemic theory is described as population-level clustering or co-occurrence of health conditions in the context of shared aetiologies that interact and can act synergistically. These influences appear to act within specific places of high disadvantage. We suggest ethnic inequality in experiences an...

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Published in:NPJ schizophrenia 2023-06, Vol.9 (1), p.37-37, Article 37
Main Authors: Zahid, Uzma, Hosang, Georgina M, de Freitas, Daniela Fonseca, Mooney, Roisin, Bhui, Kamaldeep
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Antipsychotics
Comorbidity
Diabetes
Ethnicity
Illnesses
Inequality
Intervention
Minority & ethnic groups
Mortality
Neurosciences
Psychiatry
Psychology
Psychosis
Psychotropic drugs
Schizophrenia
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Summary:Syndemic theory is described as population-level clustering or co-occurrence of health conditions in the context of shared aetiologies that interact and can act synergistically. These influences appear to act within specific places of high disadvantage. We suggest ethnic inequality in experiences and outcomes of multimorbidity, including psychosis, may be explained through a syndemic framework. We discuss the evidence for each component of syndemic theory in relation to psychosis, using psychosis and diabetes as an exemplar. Following this, we discuss the practical and theoretical adaptations to syndemic theory in order to apply it to psychosis, ethnic inequality and multimorbidity, with implications for research, policy, and practice.
ISSN:2754-6993
2754-6993
2334-265X
DOI:10.1038/s41537-023-00367-8