Poverty and mental health: policy, practice and research implications

Lee Knifton; Greig Inglis

doi:10.1192/bjb.2020.78

Poverty and mental health: policy, practice and research implications

Lee Knifton^*, Greig Inglis

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Abstract

This article examines the relationship between poverty and mental health problems. In doing so we draw upon the experience of Glasgow, our home city, which contains some of Western Europe’s areas of greatest concentrated poverty and poorest health outcomes. We highlight how mental health issues are related directly to poverty, which in turn underlies wider health inequalities. We then outline implications for Psychiatry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-196
Number of pages	4
Journal	BJPsych Bulletin
Volume	44
Issue number	5
Early online date	3 Aug 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2020.78
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2020

Keywords

poverty
stigma
intersectional stigma
inequality
public health

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