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SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 4, Pages 581-603Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02378-9
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Systematic review; Social; Mobility; Intervention; Socio-economic status
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This systematic review aimed to examine the association between social class and the effectiveness of interventions for mental health disorders. The findings suggest that individuals from lower social class may have reduced access to mental health care and may not benefit from all interventions, with reduced effectiveness. However, psychosocial interventions could potentially improve employment rates.
Purpose This systematic review aimed to synthesise all quantitative literature on the association between social class and the effectiveness of interventions for mental health disorders. Methods Systematic literature searches (inception-March 2021) were conducted across 7 databases, and all quantitative studies meeting inclusion criteria, examining the impact of social class on access to treatment, or intervention effectiveness, or the impact of treatment on social mobility, were synthesised narratively. Results Evidence suggests that lower social class may be associated with reduced access to primary and secondary mental health care and increased likelihood of access via crisis services, and patients of lower social class may not benefit from all mental health interventions, with reduced effectiveness. While limited, there was some indication that psychosocial interventions could encourage increased employment rates. Conclusion Social class is associated with the effectiveness of psychological interventions, and should be considered when designing new interventions to prevent barriers to access and improve effectiveness.
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