Disentangling Mental Illness and Help-Seeking Stigmas

Brenner, Rachel E.; Egli, Madison R.; Hammer, Joseph H.

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“…Las crisis económicas, como punto de inflexión entre una fase expansiva y una contractiva del ciclo económico, así como las recesiones como fase contractiva de este, son manifestaciones últimas de la disminución del empleo (incremento en el desempleo), la caída de ingreso, una mayor desigualdad, inflación, todos estos factores que terminan minando la condicional de salud mental de las personas. Los cambios económicos negativos, como el desempleo, la menor productividad y la recesión, causan dificultades económicas que pueden suscitar sentimientos de fracaso personal y una imagen de sí mismo deteriorada (Brenner, 1973).…”

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Sintomatologías depresivas (SD) y ciudades: una perspectiva socioeconómica para el caso mexicano

López Martínez,

Féber González

2023

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El objetivo del artículo es demostrar y determinar la relación entre factores socioeconómicos y urbanos, y la generación de Sintomatologías Depresivas (SD) en la población que habita las principales veinte ciudades del país. Para ello, —en primera instancia— se hace un análisis comparativo de la presencia de SD en dos entornos: el rural y el urbano. Posteriormente, se crea el Índice Complejo de Condiciones Socioeconómicas y Urbanas (ICCSU), conceptualizado con base en el Mind the GAPS framework. La construcción del ICCSU toma en cuenta cuatro indicadores urbanos y cuatro socioeconómicos para los años 2012 y 2018-19, a partir de datos Sistema Nacional de Información Estadística y Geografía (SNIEG), del Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad, A. C. (IMCO), y del Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (Coneval). Finalmente, se establece un modelo de panel de datos que toma en cuenta el ICCSU y los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (ENSANUT). Los hallazgos revelan la existencia de una relación clara entre factores urbanos y socioeconómicos, y la SD; entre las ciudades y las personas que sufren de SD moderada a severa, a diferencia de las áreas rurales, padecimiento que se intensifica con las condiciones socioeconómicas de la población, es decir, su estrato socioeconómico, su género y la marginación urbana presente. Sin embargo, se encuentra que, en el corto plazo, las mejoras en las condiciones socioeconómicas y urbanas en las ciudades de estudio, han tenido un leve impacto sobre la disminución de la sintomatología depresiva

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Sintomatologías depresivas (SD) y ciudades: una perspectiva socioeconómica para el caso mexicano

López Martínez,

Féber González

2023

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“…Despite the many studies documenting procyclical mortality, a countercyclical relationship has also been suggested by Gerdtham and Johannesson (2005) and Svensson (2007) for Sweden. Countercyclical mortality has been argued to be driven primarily by income and stress, where economic downturns cause hardships that adversely affect both physical and mental health (Brenner, 1973(Brenner, , 1979. First, as income drops, less can be spent on health-related expenditures or investments (Neumayer, 2004).…”

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“…6 and business cycles; the former using U.S. data and the latter data for the United Kingdom. This work was followed by that of Brenner (1973Brenner ( , 1975Brenner ( , 1979, who used U.S. time series data and showed that slowdowns in economic activity were accompanied by increases in mortality rates. The results were subject to vast criticism by Kasl (1979), Gravelle et al (1981), andWagstaff (1985), leading to much of Ruhm's work.…”

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“…The results were subject to vast criticism by Kasl (1979), Gravelle et al (1981), andWagstaff (1985), leading to much of Ruhm's work. 5 Durkheim (1897) first suggested that recessions are linked with higher suicide rates; subsequently, Brenner (1973Brenner ( , 1975, Dooley et al (1989), and Ruhm (2000, 2015 have documented a countercyclical relationship between suicides and the business cycle. 6 See Brenner and Mooney (1983) for a detailed discussion.…”

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Economic fluctuations and mortality in Canada revisited

Janko,

Popli

2024

Southern Economic Journal

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This paper uses panel data for Canada from 1976 to 2018, across 10 provinces, to reassess the relationship between mortality rates and economic fluctuations. The key contribution of our paper lies in examining the extent to which this relationship is driven by the employment rate (extensive margin) versus average hours worked (intensive margin). We find evidence of procyclical mortality for females at the aggregate level; aggregate male mortality remains largely unaffected by economic fluctuations. Our findings also reveal temporal heterogeneity, as the extensive margin becomes the driving force for female mortality rates during the more recent period (1990 onwards). These findings remain robust when accounting for personal income and pollution. Finally, we find some support for a procyclical relationship for individuals in the working age groups, while mortality exhibits a countercyclical pattern for children (age 0 to 14) and the elderly (age 65 and above).

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“…The majority of studies used a combination of aggregate mortality and macroeconomic data based on time series. Pritchett and Summers (8), argued that "wealthier is healthier, " and Brenner indicated that economic recessions have a negative impact on health (9,10). Gerdtham and Johannesson (11) found that male mortality (but not female mortality) increased significantly during the economic recession in Sweden.…”

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The health gap and HRQoL inequalities in Greece before and during the economic crisis

Yfantopoulos

Chantzaras

Yfantopoulos

2023

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was twofold: (i) to assess the health gap among young socio-economic groups generated by the economic crisis in Greece and (ii) to investigate HRQoL (Health Related Quality of Life) inequalities using the Theil index.MethodsThe EQ-5D-5L instrument was administered to a sample of 4,177 young individuals in Greece, mean age 22.3 (±SD 4.8) and 53.8% males, and 46.2% females. The Greek version of the EQ-5D-5L instrument was used in a web-based questionnaire to collect data. Subjects were asked to assess their subjective health status during the economic crisis of 2016 using the EQ-5D-5L instrument, and to recall their health before the crisis of 2009. The health gap was assessed on a Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS), the EQ-5D-5L Index, and the five dimensions of the EQ-5D-5L instrument. Regression analysis was employed to measure the effects of the economic crisis on age, sex, education, and income on the EQ-VAS and EQ-5D-5L. Theil index was used to assess HRQoL inequalities.ResultsThe economic crisis brought a significant deterioration in the HRQoL of young Greeks. The EQ-VAS was reduced during the crisis by −10.05% (p < 0.001) and the EQ-5D-5L index declined by −19.61% (p < 0.001). The prevalence of the health gap in each dimension of the EQ-5D-5L was also significant in terms of deterioration of Mobility [change by 66.8% (p < 0.001)], Self-care [change by 61.0% (p < 0.001)], Usual activities [change by 97.1% (p < 0.001)], Pain/discomfort [change by 65.0% (p < 0.001)], and Anxiety/depression [change by 70.5% (p < 0.001)]. Significant reductions in EQ-5D-5L indices were also associated with greater inequalities in the distribution of health among age, gender, income, and educational groups. The EQ-5D-5L health gap among the poor was much greater (0.198), in comparison to richer (0.128) classes. Similar gaps were also found in terms of educational inequalities. The EQ-5D-5L health gap among those with primary education was 0.211, whereas for those with tertiary education it was 0.16. The Theil index indicated an increase in income-related HRQoL inequalities by 222.3% for the EQ-5D-5L index and by 124.2% for the EQ-VAS. The effects of demographic and socioeconomic variables on the EQ-VAS were found statistically significant: sex (p < 0.05), age (p < 0.001), education (p < 0.001), and income (p < 0.001).ConclusionThe EQ-5D-5L instrument appears to be a powerful tool in assessing the health gap and the HRQoL inequalities among young people in Greece. The findings indicate the importance of developing effective health policies to combat inequalities and mitigate the impact of austerity measures on the quality of life of the young.

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Disentangling Mental Illness and Help-Seeking Stigmas

Cited by 4 publications

References 59 publications

Sintomatologías depresivas (SD) y ciudades: una perspectiva socioeconómica para el caso mexicano

Sintomatologías depresivas (SD) y ciudades: una perspectiva socioeconómica para el caso mexicano

Economic fluctuations and mortality in Canada revisited

The health gap and HRQoL inequalities in Greece before and during the economic crisis

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