Baseline household income is associated with severity and course of severe mental illness

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how baseline household income influences the severity and progression of severe mental illness.
• Observational study design
• Assessment of household income at SMI onset
• Comparison of mental and physical health outcomes
• Lower household income is linked to more severe manifestations of mental illness
• Patients with low income experience poorer physical health outcomes
• Income disparities may contribute to overall health deterioration in individuals with severe mental illness