Is There a Connection Between Mental Health Issues and Poverty? AService Evaluation of East Norfolk/Suffolk Youth Service Patients
Aims: It is well established that living, or growing up, in poverty has a negative impact on both physical and mental health. The area our service covers includes Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, two of the most economically impoverished areas of the UK. The vast majority of our patient group will have...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104778/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: It is well established that living, or growing up, in poverty has a negative impact on both physical and mental health. The area our service covers includes Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, two of the most economically impoverished areas of the UK. The vast majority of our patient group will have grown up in relative poverty. While there are associations between poverty and impaired physical health and increased risk of some mental health conditions, the actual causal link is unclear. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |