Lukas: A Novella Revealing Low Socioeconomic Condition as a Risk Factor of Schizophrenia

Recent world crises have caused millions to relocate. However, upon reaching their destination, immigrants often suffer from mental health problems. This work addresses how an immigrant status increases one’s likelihood develop the early symptoms of schizophrenia and recover. It does so by using Blair Wheaton’s theory sociogenesis psychological disorder a phenomenological participatory research written Larry Davidson his colleagues. warrants publication phenomenon in creative form. novella explores perspective Lukas Bertram, wanted politician who left Earth for planet Morael, where he would try survive amidst discrimination, give up, succumb schizophrenia, eventually According findings, Lukas’ fatalism became mediating variable between low socioeconomic initial development schizophrenia. Overcoming reestablishing social connection sense control, thus, sparked recovery process.