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How often do US-based schizophrenia papers published in high-impact psychiatric journals report on race and ethnicity?: A 20-year update of Lewine and Caudle (1999).

Authors :
Nagendra A
Orleans-Pobee M
Spahnn R
Monette M
Sosoo EE
Pinkham AE
Penn DL
Source :
Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) [J Ment Health] 2022 Oct; Vol. 31 (5), pp. 649-656. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 09.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Background: Racial and ethnic disparities have been clearly documented in schizophrenia studies, but it is unclear how much research attention they receive among US-based studies published in high-impact journals.<br />Aims: The current paper updates Lewine and Caudle's (1999) and Chakraborty and Steinhauer's (2010) works, which quantified how frequently schizophrenia studies included information on race and ethnicity in their analyses.<br />Method: We examined all US-based papers on schizophrenia-spectrum, first-episode psychosis, and clinical high-risk groups, published between 2014 to 2016 in four major psychiatric journals: American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of the American Medical Association - Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and Schizophrenia Research.<br />Results: Of 474 US-based studies, 62% ( n  = 295) reported analyses by race or ethnicity as compared to 20% in Lewine and Caudle's (1999) study. The majority of papers (59%) reported sample descriptions, a 42% increase from Lewine and Caudle's (1999) study. Additionally, 47% matched or compared the racial/ethnic composition of primary study groups and 12% adjusted for race (e.g., as a covariate). However, only 9% directly analyzed racial and/or ethnic identity in relation to the primary topic of the paper.<br />Conclusions: While schizophrenia studies report analyses by race and ethnicity more frequently than 20 years ago, there remains a strong need for systematic, nuanced research on this topic. The authors offer recommendations for how to conceptualize and report upon race and ethnicity in schizophrenia research.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1360-0567
Volume :
31
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33166190
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2020.1837356