Tackling disparities in healthcare and the barriers faced by people with neuropsychiatric disorders

Health disparities are differences in the prevalence and severity of disease and/or treatment that are rooted in social inequalities, and linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage.¹

People with neuropsychiatric disorders often experience disparities and biases in healthcare at both an individual and systemic level, which can lead to poorer outcomes.^2–8