Title: Mental Health and Poverty. Mental health info from Patient | Patient
Headings: Poverty and Mental Health
Poverty and Mental Health
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Poverty and Mental Health
Authored by Dr Laurence Knott, Reviewed by Dr John Cox | Last edited 10 Dec 2015 | Meets Patient’s editorial guidelines
This article is for Medical Professionals
Professional Reference articles are designed for health professionals to use. They are written by UK doctors and based on research evidence, UK and European Guidelines. You may find one of our health articles more useful. Treatment of almost all medical conditions has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. NICE has issued rapid update guidelines in relation to many of these. This guidance is changing frequently. Please visit https://www.nice.org.uk/covid-19 to see if there is temporary guidance issued by NICE in relation to the management of this condition, which may vary from the information given below. See also separate Health and Social Class article. There is a growing contribution of mental health problems to the global disease burden - neuropsychiatric disorders now account for about 13% of the total.