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Schizophrenia in Nottingham: Lifelong Residential Mobility of a Cohort

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Karen Dauncey ,
John Giggs ,
Karen Baker  and
Glynn Harrison
Karen Dauncey*
Affiliation:
Tindal Centre, Bierton Road, Aylesbury HP20 1HU
John Giggs
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Nottingham
Karen Baker
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Nottingham
Glynn Harrison
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Nottingham
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

The lifetime geographical mobility of a group of 67 patients suffering from schizophrenia was investigated and related to the ecological structure of the city of Nottingham, where they first presented between 1978 and 1980. The study aimed to investigate the processes leading to a threefold rate of schizophrenia in the most socioeconomically deprived area of the city compared to the area of least deprivation. Results suggest that this skewed distribution begins early in the lives of the patients and is well established at least five years before initial contact with the psychiatric services.

Type
Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 5 , November 1993 , pp. 613 - 619
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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