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Social inequality impacts upon mental health, with the less educated more likely to have psychological problems but less likely to seek treatment

Fiestas Navarrete, Lucia, Woldetsadik, Mahlet Atakilt and Flahault, Antoine (2014) Social inequality impacts upon mental health, with the less educated more likely to have psychological problems but less likely to seek treatment. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (25 Mar 2014). Website.

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Abstract

Mental health is a key policy issue across Europe. Lucia Fiestas Navarrete, Mahlet Atakilt Woldetsadik and Antoine Flahault take a comprehensive look at the roles education and gender play in mental health problems in 15 European countries. They note that individuals with lower levels of education are more likely to experience psychological problems, but are also less likely to seek treatment by consulting a psychologist or taking medication. The fact that education may function as a proxy for socio-economic status suggests that socially determined inequalities have an impact on mental health outcomes.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Date Deposited: 03 Apr 2017 10:04
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:29
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72058

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