Uncovering the hidden impacts of inequality on mental health: a global study.

ABSTRACT: Women are nearly twice as likely as men to suffer from mental illness. This gender disparity in depressive disorders may relate to social inequalities and living standards across nations. Currently, these disparities were not reflected at the level of health policies. This study utilized global data for depressive disorders and socioeconomic data from the United Nations' World Bank databases and Global Burden of Disease database to demonstrate the correlation between social inequality and gender disparities in mental health. This study investigated the association among the ratio of female to male depressive disorder rates, gross domestic product, the GINI Index, and the gender inequality index for 122 countries. The research yielded some major findings. First, there exists a significant c

SUBMITTER: Yu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5959880 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature