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Mental health and poverty in the UK – time for change?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jed Boardman ,
Nisha Dogra  and
Peter Hindley
Jed Boardman
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Health Services and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK, email [email protected]
Nisha Dogra
Affiliation:
Greenwood Institute of Child Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Peter Hindley
Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS FoundationTrust, Children's Psychological Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Abstract

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Poverty and income inequality have increased in the UK since the 1970s. Poverty and mental ill-health are closely associated and disadvantage can have long-term consequences. In addition, the recent recession and austerity measures have had a detrimental effect on people with mental health problems and the mental health of the population. Mental health services can play a role in addressing the problems of poverty and inequality.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , May 2015 , pp. 27 - 28
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015

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