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  • Ethnoracial minorities experience disproportionately higher rates of serious mental illness.
  • Understanding the role of neighborhood-level social determinants is crucial for addressing these disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify ethnoracial disparities in the prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) and positive psychotic symptoms in the U.S.
  • To examine the contribution of social neighborhood inequities to these disparities.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the national Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study (N=4,764 nonelderly adults).
  • Clinician-assessed diagnoses using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5) for SSDs and psychotic symptoms.
  • Weighted logistic regression models adjusted for ethnoracial group, demographics, and a neighborhood Social Vulnerability Metric (SVM) score.

Main Results:

  • Non-Hispanic Black individuals showed significantly higher prevalence of SSDs and psychotic symptoms compared to non-Hispanic White individuals.
  • Non-Hispanic multiracial individuals also had a significantly higher prevalence of SSDs.
  • Adjustment for the SVM score attenuated the association between ethnoracial disparities and SSDs/psychotic symptoms for Black individuals, rendering it non-significant.

Conclusions:

  • Ethnoracial differences in SSDs and psychotic symptoms are evident in the U.S. population.
  • Neighborhood-level social inequities and vulnerabilities, linked to structural racism, contribute to higher prevalence rates among minoritized groups, particularly Black individuals.