Money and Mental Illness: A Study of the Relationship Between Poverty and Serious Psychological Problems

Ljungqvist, Ingemar; Topor, Alain; Forssell, Henrik; Svensson, Idor; Davidson, Larry

doi:10.1007/s10597-015-9950-9

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“…Examples of community-level interventions include CPIC, which involved 95 organizations in 5 sectors to develop community-wide plans for managing depression, and CTC that supports communities to develop multi-sector coalitions to prevent youth substance use, violence, and delinquency [ 35 •, 103 •]. Other studies acted at the community level by directly providing or influencing resources on a large scale, through cash/food transfers or land revitalization efforts [ 94 , 105 , 106 •, 107 •, 108 , 109 , 110 •].…”

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“…Social protection studies investigate mental health and other outcomes associated with direct provision of resources in the forms of cash and food transfers [ 105 , 106 •, 107 •, 108 , 109 ]. A neighborhood cluster RCT in Ecuador investigated the effects of such resources on mental well-being and intimate partner violence [ 106 •, 109 ].…”

Section: Mental Health Promotion and Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity

Castillo

Ijadi-Maghsoodi

Shadravan³

et al. 2019

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose of Review We review recent community interventions to promote mental health and social equity. We define community interventions as those that involve multi-sector partnerships, emphasize community members as integral to the intervention, and/ or deliver services in community settings. We examine literature in seven topic areas: collaborative care, early psychosis, schoolbased interventions, homelessness, criminal justice, global mental health, and mental health promotion/prevention. We adapt the social-ecological model for health promotion and provide a framework for understanding the actions of community interventions. Recent Findings There are recent examples of effective interventions in each topic area. The majority of interventions focus on individual, family/interpersonal, and program/institutional social-ecological levels, with few intervening on whole communities or involving multiple non-healthcare sectors. Findings from many studies reinforce the interplay among mental health, interpersonal relationships, and social determinants of health. Summary There is evidence for the effectiveness of community interventions for improving mental health and some social outcomes across social-ecological levels. Studies indicate the importance of ongoing resources and training to maintain long-term outcomes, explicit attention to ethics and processes to foster equitable partnerships, and policy reform to support sustainable healthcare-community collaborations. Keywords Mental health (MeSH). Mental health intervention (MeSH). Community networks (MeSH). Social problems (MeSH). Community interventions (MeSH). Community-based interventions (MeSH). Social determinants of health. Mental health equity. Health disparities. Multi-sector interventions

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Section: Mental Health Promotion and Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity

Castillo

Ijadi-Maghsoodi

Shadravan³

et al. 2019

Curr Psychiatry Rep

188

108

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“…In a study of first-person experiences of hope in relation to dual recovery (Saelør et al, 2015), participants reported that being met with positive expectations from others influenced how they perceived their future. A Swedish study found that persons with mental illness who received a moderate amount of money each month in addition to treatment showed a significant improvement in symptoms, social networks and sense of self, as compared to a "treatment only" control group (Ljungqvist, Topor, Forssell, Svensson, & Davidson, 2015). 'Recovery-nurturing environments' (Glover, 2005) have been suggested as a description of how contextual factors facilitate recovery.…”

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First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions

Brekke

Lien

Davidson

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe experiences of recovery among people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions (co-occurring conditions) in a rural community in Norway. Design/methodology/approach In-depth individual interviews with eight persons with co-occurring conditions were conducted, audiotaped, transcribed and analysed using a phenomenological approach. This study is part of a research project investigating recovery orientation of services in a Norwegian district. Findings The analysis yielded four dimensions of recovery: feeling useful and accepted; coming to love oneself; mastering life; and emerging as a person. Insecure and inadequate housing and limited solutions to financial problems were described as major obstacles to recovery. Research limitations/implications Further research into the facilitation of recovery as defined by persons with concurrent disorders is needed, particularly regarding the facilitation of community participation. Practical implications This study supports an increased focus on societal and community factors in promoting recovery for persons with co-occurring conditions, as well as service designs that allow for an integration of social services and health care, and for collaboration among services. Social implications The results suggest that the community can aid recovery by accepting persons with co-occurring conditions as fellow citizens and welcoming their contributions. Originality/value The paper provides an enhanced understanding of how persons with co-occurring conditions may experience recovery.

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“…Many researchers report links between poverty and depression (Economou et al, 2016;Elliott, 2016;Ljungqvist et al, 2016), and 'problem' debt (Gathergood, 2012). Netuveli et al (2008) consider 3 successive waves of BHPS (for each person), when the person experienced one or more adverse events (illness, becoming single, or poverty) in the second of three years they analysed.…”

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Long-term depression following stressful life events: feeling ‘worthless’ shows the slowest recovery

Simister¹

2019

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This paper uses a UK panel study dataset, to investigate effects of stressful ‘life events’ on mental health. Various events – including poverty, unemployment, and illness – increase the risk of depression. There may be delayed effects of a stressful event: many people experience a slow recovery from depression. This paper reports evidence that in ‘General Health Questionnaire’ GHQ-12, feeling ‘worthless’ shows the slowest recovery after a harmful event: up to about nine years. Evidence in this paper is reported as charts, showing gradual recovery from traumatic events; and regression analysis. These charts are broadly consistent with regression results. Keywords: Depression; life events; slow recovery; GHQ-12; worthlessness

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Money and Mental Illness: A Study of the Relationship Between Poverty and Serious Psychological Problems

Cited by 64 publications

References 25 publications

Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity

Community Interventions to Promote Mental Health and Social Equity

First-person experiences of recovery in co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions

Long-term depression following stressful life events: feeling ‘worthless’ shows the slowest recovery

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