ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2023
Understanding the Causal Pathway of Social Determinants of Psychosis: The Role of Social Functioning, Relevance of Animal Models, and Implications for Treatment.
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- Neighborhood Characteristics and Social Functioning: Exploring Shared and Distinct Psychosocial Pathways Among Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Social functioning, loneliness, and psychosis phenotype in the general population: a network analysis perspective.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Understanding the Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Psychosis Risk Outcomes Through Shared and Distinct Pathways.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Social environment as a determinant of mismatch negativity in early psychosis.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Neighborhood ethnoracial diversity and positive psychotic symptoms among youth at high-risk and healthy comparisons.Psychiatry research · 2024Article
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Abstract
There is mounting evidence that the social determinants of psychosis operate via a long and circuitous route. Here, we comment on the striking findings from a recent study by Ku et al., that area-level social environmental factors yield social disability and increased risk for schizophrenia through intervening variables and over a long time course. We discuss the relevance of animal models of social isolation to understand how environmental factors interrelate with individual-level mechanisms. We also discuss treatment implications, including the search for novel psychopharmacological treatments for reduced social motivation, and the need for a comprehensive prediction and prevention model.
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