Journal article
Social class mobility in first episode psychosis and the association with depression, hopelessness and suicidality
B O'Donoghue, JP Lyne, F Fanning, A Kinsella, A Lane, N Turner, E O'Callaghan, M Clarke
Schizophrenia Research | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Published : 2014
Abstract
Background: Psychotic disorders are associated with a significant impairment in occupational functioning that can begin in the prodromal phase of the disorder. As a result, individuals with a psychotic disorder may not maintain their social class at birth. The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of the social classes of individuals presenting with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) compared to the general population and to their family of origin. We evaluated whether social drift was associated with depression, hopelessness and suicidality at first presentation. Methods: All individuals with a FEP presenting to a community mental health service between 1995 and 1999 and to an e..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the St. John of God Hospitaller Service and the Health Service Executive and both of these organisations had no further role in the study design, in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript and in the decision to submit the article for publication.