Investigating mental healthcare inequalities associated with forced migration: promise and potential pitfalls of electronic health records.

Br J Psychiatry

Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience and the Centre for Society and Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK; and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Published: August 2024

There is a lack of data on mental health service utilisation and outcomes for people with experience of forced migration living in the UK. Details about migration experiences documented in free-text fields in electronic health records might be harnessed using novel data science methods; however, there are potential limitations and ethical concerns.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.100DOI Listing

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