Key Takeaways
- 0.22% of the global population has bipolar disorder with psychotic symptoms (2019)
- 7.4% of people with schizophrenia receive minimally adequate treatment in low- and middle-income countries, per a global estimate (2019)
- 40.0% of people with schizophrenia report medication non-adherence at some point (varies by setting; systematic review estimate)
- Approximately 70% of people experiencing a first episode of psychosis have not received treatment before the onset of psychosis (duration of untreated psychosis estimates; meta-analytic findings)
- In the United States, 14.1 million adults (5.7% of adults) had serious mental illness in 2021 (includes psychosis disorders)
- In the UK, 1 in 6 people have a common mental disorder at some point (mental health baseline including overlap with severe illness pathways)
- In the US, 9.5% of adults with serious mental illness reported unmet need for treatment in the past year (2019 NSDUH)
- A 10-week reduction in DUP is associated with improved functional outcomes (meta-analysis; quantitative relationship)
- In a 2021 meta-analysis, cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis (CBTp) reduced positive psychotic symptoms with a small-to-moderate effect size (SMD about -0.30)
- In a landmark trial, clozapine reduced suicide risk compared with other antipsychotics by 26% (hazard ratio 0.74)
- The schizophrenia treatment market is projected to reach $33.8 billion by 2030 (global), growing from 2023 (CAGR estimate)
- The antipsychotics market size is projected to reach $40.0 billion globally by 2028 (forecast), including atypical and typical agents
- The long-acting injectable antipsychotics market is forecast to grow to about $10.5 billion by 2031 (global), from ~$4-5B mid-2020s (forecast)
- In a US claims study, inpatient hospitalization costs comprised about 60% of total annual costs for schizophrenia patients (utilization-driven cost share)
- Schizophrenia-related healthcare costs in the US were estimated at about $155.7 billion in 2013 (direct + indirect; major estimate used in later literature)
Most people with first episode psychosis go untreated for months, while early and sustained care improves outcomes.
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