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The family economic status and outcome of people with schizophrenia in Xinjin, Chengdu, China: 14-year follow-up study.
Ran, Mao-Sheng; Yang, Lawrence H; Liu, Yu-Jun; Huang, Debbie; Mao, Wen-Jun; Lin, Fu-Rong; Li, Jie; Chan, Cecilia Lai-Wan.
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  • Ran MS; 1 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Yang LH; 2 Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
  • Liu YJ; 1 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Huang D; 2 Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
  • Mao WJ; 3 Chengdu Mental Health Center, Chengdu, China.
  • Lin FR; 4 Xinjin Mental Hospital, Chengdu, China.
  • Li J; 5 Guangzhou Brain Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
  • Chan CL; 1 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Int J Soc Psychiatry ; 63(3): 203-211, 2017 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28466745
BACKGROUND: Little is known about whether family economic status might influence the long-term (e.g. over 10 years) outcome of persons with schizophrenia in the community. AIM: To examine the differences in outcome at 14-year follow-up of persons with schizophrenia from high versus low family economic status backgrounds in a Chinese rural area. METHOD: A prospective 14-year follow-up study was conducted in six townships in Xinjin County, Chengdu, China. All participants with schizophrenia ( n = 510) were identified in an epidemiological investigation of 123,572 people aged 15 years and older and followed up from 1994 to 2008. RESULTS: Individuals from low family economic status (
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Schizophrenia / Socioeconomic Factors / Suicide / Ill-Housed Persons / Marriage Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hong Kong Country of publication: United kingdom
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Schizophrenia / Socioeconomic Factors / Suicide / Ill-Housed Persons / Marriage Type of study: Health_economic_evaluation / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Int J Soc Psychiatry Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hong Kong Country of publication: United kingdom