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M Franz¹, N Schmitz, M Kuns

¹Klinisches Institut für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstraße 5, 40225 Düsseldorf.

Zeitschrift Fur Psychosomatische Medizin Und Psychotherapie

|January 17, 2002

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Lower socioeconomic status is linked to greater psychogenic impairment. Social mobility influences mental health, with declines preceding worsening symptoms and rises preceding improvements.

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Sociology
Epidemiology

Context:

Investigating the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and psychogenic disorders in a representative adult community sample.
Utilizing data from the Mannheim Cohort Study with an observation period of up to 11.1 years.
Focusing on neurotic spectrum disorders, personality disorders, stress reactions, and somatoform disorders.

Purpose:

To examine the correlation between SES and psychogenic impairment.
To analyze the impact of social mobility on psychogenic impairment.
To provide evidence for the "drift-hypothesis" regarding social status and illness.

Summary:

Individuals in the lower socioeconomic class consistently showed significantly greater psychogenic impairment compared to middle and upper classes.

Keywords:

Epidemiology Long term course Mental disorders Neurotic disorders Psychogenic impairment Social class Socioeconomic Status

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Subjects experiencing upward social mobility were less affected by psychogenic impairment prior to their social rise.

Conversely, those undergoing downward social mobility exhibited greater psychogenic impairment before their decline.

Impact:

Findings suggest that socioeconomic status is a significant factor in psychogenic impairment.
The study supports the "drift-hypothesis," indicating that illness can lead to a decline in social status.
Results highlight the dynamic relationship between social mobility and mental health outcomes.