Study highlights discrimination of mental health patients due to clinician bias

A survey, carried out by University of Otago researchers, reveals a significant number of people living with mental health and substance use conditions in Aotearoa New Zealand report experiencing discrimination and clinician bias when seeking care for medical problems in our health system.

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