Income inequality and mental illness-related morbidity and resilience: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 554-562

  Ribeiro, Wagner Silva ^a   Bauer, Annette ^a   Andrade, Mário César Rezende ^b   York Smith, Marianna ^c   Pan, Pedro Mario ^b   Pingani, Luca ^d   Knapp, Martin ^a   Coutinho, Evandro Silva Freire ^e   Evans Lacko, Sara ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85019963625     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30159-1     Document Type: Article

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