Who with OCD gets referred? A 10-point deprivation gap in English primary care records

BACKGROUND: Psychological treatment and SSRIs are both first-line options for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), but whether people in deprived areas receive the same kind of care is unknown. NICE has published tables from English primary care records (CPRD Aurum) for two possibly overlapping cohorts: 20,253 people diagnosed within three years and 7,271 newly diagnosed. AIMS: To establish whether deprivation is associated with which care is recorded, mental health referral or SSRI prescribing, in adults and children. METHOD: We verified NICE's 1,171 values,