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April 12, 2026International Journal of Social Psychiatry0 citationsOpen Access

The Relationship Between Personal Recovery and Experienced Loneliness, Discrimination or Neighborhood Unsafety in Patients With a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

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AJAuke JelsmaMPMarieke van der PluijmMSMenno Segeren

Key Points

  • This research investigates how loneliness, discrimination, and feelings of neighborhood unsafety relate to personal recovery in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
  • Analyzed associations between loneliness, discrimination, neighborhood safety, and personal recovery.
  • Utilized surveys to assess feelings of loneliness and subjective safety in patients.
  • Examined patient recovery outcomes in relation to the identified psychological and social factors.
  • Found a strong negative link between loneliness and personal recovery.
  • Identified a modest negative association between perceived neighborhood unsafety and recovery.
  • Discrimination did not show a significant impact on personal recovery in the studied group.

Abstract

Current findings demonstrate a negative association between loneliness and personal recovery in patients with SSD, while subjective unsafety was modestly negatively associated with personal recovery. Addressing loneliness deserves special attention in mental healthcare and social services, highlighting the need for close collaboration between these domains.

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Jelsma et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db37964fe01fead37c5a06https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640261438835
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