Poverty linked to anxiety and mood disorders
People with low incomes are more likely to suffer mental illness, a new study suggests.It also found that a decrease in income is associated with increased risk of anxiety, substance abuse and mood disorders.
"Most important, the findings suggest that income below $20,000 per year is associated with substantial psychopathologic characteristics and that there is a need for targeted interventions to treat and prevent mental illness in this low-income sector of the population," the researchers concluded. "The findings also suggest that adults with reduction in income are at increased risk of mood and substance use disorders."
Read the US News and World Report article here.
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