Disability benefits protect against lost income for South Africans living with Schizophrenia.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

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Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. wttoli@myuct.ac.za. Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. Department of Global Public Health, New York University, New York City, USA. Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA.

Abstract summary 

Little is known about the economic impact of disability grants for people living with schizophrenia in low- and middle- income countries. In this brief report, we show that receipt of disability benefits is significantly associated (β = 0.105, p < 0.0001) with increased household and personal wealth in large sample of people living with schizophrenia in South Africa (n = 1154). This study provides further support for the use of disability grants as a mechanism to protect people living with schizophrenia and their families against the economic costs associated with schizophrenia.

Authors & Co-authors:  Wootton Olivia O King Aisha A Moy Kayley K Stein Dan J DJ Susser Ezra S ES

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Citations :  Charlson FJ et al (2018) Global epidemiology and burden of schizophrenia: findings from the global burden of disease study 2016. Schizophr Bull 44(6):1195–1203
Authors :  5
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Doi : 10.1007/s00127-023-02577-y
SSN : 1433-9285
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
Schizophrenia;Social security disability;Socioeconomic status (SES);South Africa
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
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Country of Study
South Africa
Publication Country
Germany