Ethnic inequalities in compulsory psychiatric hospital detentions during UK COVID-19 lockdowns: regression discontinuity design in time study
COVID-19 lockdown measures exacerbated pre-existing ethnic inequalities in compulsory psychiatric detention, particularly for those from Black Caribbean and Black African backgrounds. There is a need to address ethnic inequalities in compulsory psychiatric detentions and attend to exacerbations of pre-existing inequalities during health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. This cannot be achieved without addressing systemic racism within criminal justice and healthcare systems and tackling inequalities in wider social and economic determinants of mental health.
Authors
- Matthew H. Hotopf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3980-4466)
- Laia Bécares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4207-074X)
- Tassia K. Oswald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-7077)
- Rosanna Hildersley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1850-6101)
- Ioannis Bakolis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-1630)
- Robert Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-6397)
- Alex Dregan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7620-4902)
- Josephine Ocloo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0027-9091)
- Jacqueline Dyer
- Jayati Das‐Munshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3913-6859)
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Improvement Service (GB)
- NHS Digital (GB)
- Newport Historical Society (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10346
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Nuffield Foundation
- King's College London
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London