TY  - CHAP
AB  - It is well known that mental health disorders cause substantial functional limitations and disability (Surgeon General, 1999). Less well known is the central role that mental health plays in economic disparities. The prevalence of depressive disorders is almost 3 times as high among individuals in the bottom 20% than among individuals in the top 20% of the income distribution, a much steeper gradient than for hypertension, heart disease, arthritis, chronic pain, or the number of medical problems (Sturm & Gresenz, 2002). In addition, individuals with mental disorders are less likely to have savings than individuals with physical health problems and the disparity widens with advancing age (Gresenz & Sturm, 2000).
VL  - 15
SN  - 978-0-76231-111-8, 978-1-84950-274-0/0194-3960
DO  - 10.1016/S0194-3960(04)15006-3
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0194-3960(04)15006-3
AU  - Roan Gresenz Carole
AU  - Sturm Roland
ED  - David E. Marcotte
ED  - Virginia Wilcox
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - MENTAL HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS
T2  - The Economics of Gender and Mental Illness
T3  - Research in Human Capital and Development
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 95
EP  - 108
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -