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Using the lever of parity of esteem between mental and physical health to close the mental health gap -a call for action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sue Bailey ,
Lucy Thorpe  and
Greg Smith
Sue Bailey
Affiliation:
Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK, email sbailey@rcpsych.ac.uk The Forensic Adolescent Consultation and Treatment Service (FACTS), Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK School of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Lucy Thorpe
Affiliation:
Head of Policy Unit, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK
Greg Smith
Affiliation:
Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK
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This paper provides a six-point definition of what parity of esteem for mental health means in practice. It highlights examples of the current disparity between mental and physical health and the importance of redressing this. The significance of securing a legislative basis for parity in England is discussed. The authors make a call for action, and pose six questions for international readers to consider and respond to.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 53 - 55
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