A comparison of neighbourhood level variation and risk factors for affective versus non-affective psychosis

Peter Schofield*, Henriette Thisted Horsdal, Jayati Das-Munshi, Malene Thygesen, Carsten Pedersen, Craig Morgan, Esben Agerbo

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Abstract

Background: Studies typically highlight area level variation in the incidence of non-affective but not affective psychoses. We compared neighbourhood-level variation for both types of disorder, and the specific effects of neighbourhood urbanicity and ethnic density, using Danish national registry data. Methods: Population based cohort (2,224,464 people) followed from 1980 to 2013 with neighbourhood exposure measured at age 15 and incidence modelled using multilevel Poisson regression. Results: Neighbourhood variation was similar for both disorders with an adjusted median risk ratio of 1.37 (95% CI 1.34–1.39) for non-affective psychosis and 1.43 (1.38–1.49) for affective psychosis. Associations with neighbourhood urbanicity differed: living in the most compared to the least urban quintile at age 15 was associated with a minimal increase in subsequent affective psychosis, IRR 1.13 (1.01–1.27) but a substantial increase in rates of non-affective psychosis, IRR 1.66 (1.57–1.75). Mixed results were found for neighbourhood ethnic density: for Middle Eastern migrants there was an increased average incidence of both affective, IRR 1.54 (1.19–1.99), and non-affective psychoses, 1.13 (1.04–1.23) associated with each decrease in ethnic density quintile, with a similar pattern for African migrants, but for European migrants ethnic density appeared to be associated with non-affective psychosis only. Conclusions: While overall variation and the effect of neighbourhood ethnic density were similar for both types of disorder, associations with urbanicity were largely confined to non-affective psychosis. This may reflect differences in aetiological pathways although the mechanism behind these differences remains unknown.

Original languageEnglish
JournalSchizophrenia Research
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Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2022

Keywords

  • Aetiology
  • Psychosis
  • Social determinants

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