Compared with the reference group, White British service users, the most highly significant difference in compulsory detention rates was for the Black African group, in whom the overall odds of admission were nearly three times as high.
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Ethnic variations in compulsory detention and hospital admission for psychosis across four UK Early Intervention Services.
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For men in the Black British group, the difference did not reach statistical significance, but for Black British and Black Caribbean women the odds of involuntary admission were close to four times greater than for White British women.
The other ethnic groups all showed a trend towards increased detention, but none were statistically significant.