Does money matter for mental health? Evidence from the Child Support Grants in Johannesburg, South Africa

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 760-776

  Plagerson, Sophie ^a,b   Patel, Vikram ^a   Harpham, Trudy ^c   Kielmann, Karina ^a   Mathee, Angela ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cash transfers; Common mental disorders; Depression; Mental health; Poverty; Poverty alleviation; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MENTAL HEALTH; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960127993     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.516267     Document Type: Article

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