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Racial Disparities in Psychotropic Medication Use Before a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Major Depressive Disorder Among Youths and Young Adults.
Suh K. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 2026;20(8):e70232.
[Among youths and young adults with schizophrenia and ones with major depressive disorder, Black patients were less likely than White patients to receive psychotropic medication in the year before diagnosis. Before schizophrenia diagnosis, Black patients had lower odds of receiving antipsychotics. Similar disparities were seen for antidepressants and benzodiazepines before MDD diagnosis, suggesting inequities in early access to mental health care and treatment.]

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