Marital and Labor Market Status in the Long Run in Schizophrenia
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- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 61 (1) , 28-33
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.61.1.28
Abstract
SINGLENESS, UNEMPLOYMENT, and labor market marginalization may independentlyincrease the risk of schizophrenia,1-3 orinsidious or untreated psychotic symptoms4,5 maylead to singleness or unemployment or may hinder development of personal relationshipsor gaining a foothold on the labor market.2,6-8 Individualswho have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital with schizophrenia are subsequentlymore likely to become single, unemployed, or recipients of social benefits.9,10 These findings could be explainedby the influence of cognitive deficits or permanent behavioral traits thathave been connected with schizophrenia11,12 orby the effects of labeling and stigma leading to singleness and labor marketmarginalization.13,14Keywords
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