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Change of poverty and outcome of persons with severe mental illness in rural China, 1994-2015

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  • Xinyi Zhao
  • Yue-Hui Yu
  • Man-Man Peng
  • Wei Luo
  • Shi-Hui Hu
  • Xin Yang
  • Bo Liu
  • Tin Zhang
  • Ru Gao
  • Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan
  • Mao-Sheng Ran

Abstract

Background: It is unknown whether and how poverty influences the long-term outcome of persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Aims: To explore the change of poverty status in persons with SMI from 1994 to 2015 and examine the impact of poverty status on patients’ outcome in rural China. Method: Two mental health surveys using identical methods and International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) were conducted in 1994 and 2015 in the same six townships of Xinjin County, Chengdu, China. Results: The annual net income per person was 19.8% and 100.2% higher for the general population than for persons with SMI in 1994 and 2015 respectively. Compared with 1994 (48.2%), persons with SMI in 2015 had significantly higher rates of poor family economic status (

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  • Xinyi Zhao & Yue-Hui Yu & Man-Man Peng & Wei Luo & Shi-Hui Hu & Xin Yang & Bo Liu & Tin Zhang & Ru Gao & Cecilia Lai-Wan Chan & Mao-Sheng Ran, 2021. "Change of poverty and outcome of persons with severe mental illness in rural China, 1994-2015," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 67(4), pages 315-323, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:67:y:2021:i:4:p:315-323
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764020951234
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