Our research explores how urban slum dwelling affects clinical markers in patients in their first episode of psychosis in São Paulo, Brazil. Results show slum living correlates with a higher psychosis severity (particularly disorganization and negative symptoms), which highlights the influence of social exclusion on psychosis presentation.
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This is a summary of: Malinowski, F. et al. Slum living predicts psychosis severity in first-episode patients. Nat. Cities https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00109-6 (2024).
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Urban slum living worsens psychosis presentation. Nat Cities 1, 545–546 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00110-z
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