Exacerbation of psychosis risk during the COVID-19 pandemic: The disproportionate impact on the lower income population
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Two population samples were assessed for psychotic symptoms with the prodromal questionnaire (PQ) in two different time-points, 2016 and 2020.
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The COVID-2019 pandemic increased the scoring of psychotic symptoms between 2016 and 2020;.
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All socioeconomic classes showed a statistically significant increase in PQ scores, except for the high-income stratum.
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the less the income the higher the score in the PQ—individuals in the lowest income stratum scoring the highest.
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there is a need to focus on mental healthcare of socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, for they might have been hit harder by the pandemic.
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