ATHENS, Ga. — Living in neighborhoods lacking basic resources dramatically increases the risk of developing psychotic disorders, according to a recent University of Georgia study published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

The research found that people in low-resource neighborhoods face nearly 80% higher rates of psychotic disorders compared to those in wealthier areas. Researchers examined communities with lower incomes, poor quality housing, and high crime rates.

"Black Americans are about 2.4 times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in the United States, and recent research has been pointing to structural causes," Sydney James, the study's lead author and a doctoral candidate at UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, said. "Marginalized communities

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