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Class drift and schizophrenia.

L Silverton, S Mednick

    Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
    |October 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Children of mothers with schizophrenia experienced downward social mobility. This prospective study supports the class drift hypothesis in schizophrenia.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Sociology

    Background:

    • Longitudinal study initiated in 1962 by Mednick & Schulsinger.
    • Analysis of 207 children of mothers with schizophrenia (high-risk) and 104 low-risk controls.
    • Focus on understanding schizophrenia's impact beyond diagnosis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate class mobility patterns in individuals who develop schizophrenia.
    • To test the class drift hypothesis using a prospective research design.
    • To compare socio-economic trajectories of high-risk schizophrenics versus controls.

    Main Methods:

    • Matched comparison of 14 high-risk schizophrenics, 14 high-risk non-schizophrenics, and 14 low-risk non-schizophrenics.
    • Matching criteria included age, sex, and social class of origin.

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  • Assessment of highest class attainment and socio-economic status in 1972.

    • Main Results:

    • High-risk non-schizophrenics showed similar class attainment to low-risk controls.
    • High-risk schizophrenics demonstrated significant downward social mobility.
    • Comparison revealed a distinct downward trajectory for schizophrenic subjects.

    Conclusions:

    • The findings support the class drift hypothesis in schizophrenia.
    • Schizophrenia is associated with a decline in socio-economic status over time.
    • Early life risk factors may influence long-term social and economic outcomes.