Affiliation:
1. Texas A&M University, Commerce, USA
Abstract
Schizophrenia is a chronic psychotic illness that compromises a patient's ability to think clearly and maintain emotional stability. A patient's disease frequently makes interacting with others and forming enduring relationships challenging. It impacts a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior as a severe mental disease. The diagnosis of schizophrenia among African Americans seeking mental health treatment is thus one of the most prominent and prevalent inequities. Environmental risk factors may be a part of the incidence rise. Black people's schizophrenia diagnoses may be biased, which can significantly impact the treatment provided. Determining and reducing diagnostic bias has been a critical strategy for reducing disparities in Black People's mental health outcomes.