When it’s easier to get meds than therapy: how poverty makes it hard to escape mental illness

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This article highlights the role that poverty plays in predisposing people to developing mental health problems and ensuring that they continue to experience it.

Period	3 Jul 2019

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Title	When it’s easier to get meds than therapy: how poverty makes it hard to escape mental illness
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Conversation
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	3/07/19
Description	This article describes the role of poverty in developing and maintaining mental health problems among individuals from the time they are in their mother's womb until old age.
URL	https://theconversation.com/when-its-easier-to-get-meds-than-therapy-how-poverty-makes-it-hard-to-escape-mental-illness-114505
Persons	Graham Meadows, Anthony Cichello, Anton Isaacs, Frances Shawyer