Re:The Mystery of Urban Psychosis
by DanBC on Saturday July 16, 2016 @04:04PM
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The article talks about that.
> But none of this conclusively proves that cities cause schizophrenia and some argue the causal arrow actually goes round the other way. People with psychosis, the alternative explanation goes, are just more likely to end up living in poor city neighborhoods—something first labeled the ‘social drift’ hypothesis.
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> . But we know this can’t explain what we see in modern studies because time spent in the city is also associated with your future chance of developing these experiences. A recent study led by Joanne Newbury at King’s College London even found this effect in children, who have little say where they live.
Re:The Mystery of Urban Psychosis
by stewbrew on Sunday July 17, 2016 @02:38PM
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The hypothetic example of "people with mental problems" was only part of my statement. The citation above doesn't cover mental problems as result of concentrated social deprivation you only see in cities.
> But none of this conclusively proves that cities cause schizophrenia and some argue the causal arrow actually goes round the other way. People with psychosis, the alternative explanation goes, are just more likely to end up living in poor city neighborhoods—something first labeled the ‘social drift’ hypothesis.
[...]
> . But we know this can’t explain what we see in modern studies because time spent in the city is also associated with your future chance of developing these experiences. A recent study led by Joanne Newbury at King’s College London even found this effect in children, who have little say where they live.