Journal article
Understanding psychosis complexity through a syndemic framework: a systematic review
- Abstract:
- Psychotic conditions pose significant challenges due to their complex aetiology and impact on individuals and communities. Syndemic theory offers a promising framework to understand the interconnectedness of various health and social problems in the context of psychosis. This systematic review aims to examine existing literature on testing whether psychosis is better understood as a component of a syndemic. We conducted a systematic search of 7 databases, resulting in the inclusion of five original articles. Findings from these studies indicate a syndemic characterized by the coexistence of various health and social conditions, are associated with a greater risk of psychosis, adverse health outcomes, and disparities, especially among ethnic minorities and deprived populations. This review underscores the compelling need for a new paradigm and datasets that can investigate how psychosis emerges in the context of a syndemic, ultimately guiding more effective preventive and care interventions as well as policies to improve the health of marginalised communities living in precarity.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105614
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- Grant:
- NIHR204406
- NIHR151887
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews More from this journal
- Volume:
- 159
- Article number:
- 105614
- Publication date:
- 2024-03-02
- Acceptance date:
- 2024-02-29
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1873-7528
- ISSN:
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0149-7634
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English
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1667363
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pubs:1667363
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2024-03-01
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- Zahid et al.
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- 2024
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- © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This article is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license and permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributed.
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- For the purpose of Open Access, the author has applied a CC BY public copyright licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) version arising from this submission.
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