Effects of socioeconomic status in cognition of people with schizophrenia: results from a Latin American collaboration network with 1175 subjects.
Leticia Sanguinetti CzepielewskiLuz Maria AlliendeCarmen Paz CastañedaMariana CastroSalvador M GuinjoanRaffael MassudaArthur A BerberianAna Olivia FonsecaAry GadelhaRodrigo BressanMarisa CrivelaroMario LouzãJuan UndurragaAlfonso González-ValderramaRubén NacharRodrigo R NietoCristian MontesHernan SilvaÁlvaro I LangerCarlos SchmidtRocío Mayol-TroncosoAna M Díaz-ZuluagaJohanna Valencia-EcheverryCarlos López-JaramilloRodolfo Solís-VivancoFrancisco Reyes-MadrigalCamilo de la Fuente-SandovalNicolás A CrossleyClarissa S GamaPublished in: Psychological medicine (2021)
Patients did not show evidence of accelerated cognitive aging; however, they were most impacted by a lower SES suggestive of deprived environment than controls. These findings highlight the vulnerability of cognitive capacity in individuals with psychosis in face of demographic and socioeconomic factors in low- and middle-income countries.