Inequality: an underacknowledged source of mental illness and distress | The British Journal of Psychiatry

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Greater income inequality is associated with higher prevalence of mental illness and drug misuse in rich societies. There are threefold differences in the proportion of the population suffering from mental illness between more and less equal countries. This relationship is most likely mediated by the impact of inequality on the quality of social relationships and […]

Mary O’Hara on why mental health problems are worse in ‘rich’ nations | Society | The Guardian

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A report reveals that mental health problems are worse in ‘rich’ nations that are socially unequal – and that individual treatment is not the solution. Mary O’Hara reports Source: Mary O’Hara on why mental health problems are worse in ‘rich’ nations | Society | The Guardian