Opioids ease my pain: Early-life malnutrition and elderly outcomes

Mokhtari, MohammadAli

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115940

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“…Huang et al (2013) concluded that deprivation of health in early life has a significant positive effect on the incidence of mental illness in adulthood, resulting in a significantly increased risk of severe disease and death (Bhutta et al, 2017), and this risk is more pronounced among rural residents and women (Li et al, 2018;Wang & Wang, 2022). It has also been noted that malnutrition in early life affects development in adulthood, leading to adverse health conditions such as pain and psychological problems (Mokhtari, 2023). Malnutrition in childhood has also been associated with a significantly increased risk of psychological disorders in older women (Wang & Wang, 2022).…”

Section: Childhood Nutrition and Health During Older Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Foster care experiences during childhood and health during older age: Evidence from China.

Liu,

Guo,

Zhou

et al. 2024

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Section: Childhood Nutrition and Health During Older Agementioning

confidence: 99%

Foster care experiences during childhood and health during older age: Evidence from China.

Liu,

Guo,

Zhou

et al. 2024

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…Among them, the food shortage is undoubtedly an important channel. Undernutrition in early life may influences the physical health and raise the risk of chronic degenerative disorders, which in turn can predict worse mental health (Mokhtari, 2023).…”

Section: Starvation Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Long‐term mental health cost of the Great Chinese Famine

Cheng,

Wang,

2023

Health Economics

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The Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961) claimed tens of millions of lives. This study aims to causally examine the long‐term mental health cost it imposed on those who survived. To estimate the nationwide total mental health cost, we use a novel dataset to measure the famine intensity of every prefecture‐level region, match it to a nationally representative survey, and then identify the long‐term effects of the famine on the depression of rural residents then in the early years of their lives. Difference‐in‐differences estimates reveal that a one‐standard‐deviation rise in the experienced famine intensity increased a standard measure of depression by about 0.039 and 0.064 if the individual experienced the famine at ages 0–2 and 3–5, respectively. This translates into roughly 7.99 million cases of severe depressive symptoms caused by the famine, which is likely an undercount. Examining the mechanisms behind the large effects, we find that important roles were played by starvation experience and childhood maltreatment, as well as the primary mediators including other health outcomes, economic status, and social relationship. Our findings shed light on how large‐scale food security failures impact the mental well‐being of the survivors.

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Inequality and Energy Subsidies Reform: Insights from the Largest cash Transfer in the Developing World

Mokhtari,

Ghoddusi

2023

Preprint

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Opioids ease my pain: Early-life malnutrition and elderly outcomes

Cited by 4 publications

References 46 publications

Foster care experiences during childhood and health during older age: Evidence from China.

Foster care experiences during childhood and health during older age: Evidence from China.

Long‐term mental health cost of the Great Chinese Famine

Inequality and Energy Subsidies Reform: Insights from the Largest cash Transfer in the Developing World

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