Reinventing the E.R. for America’s mental-health crisis

Re:Reinventing the E.R. for America’s mental-health crisis by noelwelsh on Sunday July 23, 2023 @03:09AM (#36833187)

The root cause is, I think, inequality. See, for example, https://equalitytrust.org.uk/health

"A much higher percentage of the population suffer from mental illness in more unequal countries; differences in inequality tally with more than triple the differences in the percentage of people with mental illness in different countries.

Rates of depression in US states are associated with income inequality (after adjusting for income, proportion of population with a college degree and proportion over 65). The more unequal the state, the higher the prevalence of depression."

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Re:Reinventing the E.R. for America’s mental-health crisis by NoZebra120vClip on Sunday July 23, 2023 @03:35AM (#36833315)

> income inequality

Then is this the corollary to "Money Can't Buy Happiness"?

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Re:Reinventing the E.R. for America’s mental-health crisis by stevenicr on Sunday July 23, 2023 @01:55PM (#36837849)

or maybe the opposite? Or maybe I misunderstand the statement.

A lot of money seems to buy happiness, and when that pile of money is used to raise the price of housing / food / transportation - then those who do not have the big pile of money feel like they are hopeless and are often treated as such which has secondary effects.

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