Discriminatory Practices in the German Mental Healthcare System: An Intersectional Grounded Theory Study

Neneh Rosalía Quadflieg, Patiani Batchati, Alva Träbert, Eike Leidgens, Georg Juckel, Jakov Gather, Amma Yeboah, Mirjam Faissner, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Rassismuskritische Psychotherapie e, German Association of Psychosocial Centers for Refugees and Victims of Torture, Rosa Strippe e, Medical Care Service for Refugees Bochum, Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Ruhr University Bochum, Private Practice for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, and Psychodynamic Supervision, Institute of the History of Medicine and Ethics in Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on May 15, 2025

Abstract

Qualitative Health Research, Ahead of Print.
Discriminatory practices within mental healthcare are a major barrier to the equitable provision of care toallmental healthcare service users. Understanding mechanisms of discrimination is a prerequisite for developing suitable measures to address them. ...