Citation

Murali V, Oyebode F. Adv. Psychiatr. Treat. 2004; 10(3): 216-224.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Royal College of Psychiatrists)

DOI

10.1192/apt.10.3.216

PMID

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Abstract

The World Health Organization has described poverty as the greatest cause of suffering on earth. This article considers the direct and indirect effects of relative poverty on the development of emotional, behavioural and psychiatric problems, in the context of the growing inequality between rich and poor. The problems of children in particular are reviewed. Targets to reduce inequality have been set both nationally and internationally.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; poverty; United Kingdom; psychosis; mortality; wellbeing; mood disorder; life expectancy; unemployment; child behavior; review; substance abuse; alcohol abuse; mental disease; personality disorder; socioeconomics; health care access; social psychology; criminal behavior; social status; world health organization; social class; correlation analysis; income