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A formal theory of selection for schizophrenia.
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A simple formal model of the selection of schizophrenics into social classes is developed, based on stochastic models of the process of occupational mobility, and concludes that selection and drift together form a sufficient explanation for the class differential in rate of schizophrenia.Abstract:
A simple formal model of the selection of schizophrenics into social classes is developed, based on stochastic models of the process of occupational mobility. The model is estimated with data from England. Two predictions of the model are tested with data: the magnitude of the class differential in rate of schizophrenia at equilibrium, and the pattern of rates for classes in advantaged and disadvantaged ethnic groups. The model approximates the data in both tests. The major conclusion is that selection and drift together form a sufficient explanation for the class differential in rate of schizophrenia.read more
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Socioeconomic inequalities and mental health problems in children and adolescents: A systematic review
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Social Class and Mental Illness
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Influence of Family Life on the Course of Schizophrenic Disorders: A Replication
TL;DR: It was argued that in a socially intrusive environment acting upon a patient whose thought disorder was in any case liable to become manifest whenever circumstances became too complicated, a patient would tend to attempt to protect himself by social withdrawal; but this process might easily go too far, leading to complete social isolation and inability to care for himself.
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