Mental health and many common mental disorders are shaped to a great extent by the
social, economic, and physical enviro nments in which people live.• Social inequalities are …

A person's mental health and many common mental disorders are shaped by various social,
economic, and physical environments operating at different stages of life. Risk factors for …

It is well known that social factors affect risk for mental illnesses and substance use
disorders, as well as health outcomes of persons with these disorders. Social and …

An extensive literature has shown that disadvantaged levels of socioeconomic status are
associated with mental illness. Yet an important question continues to stimulate research …

Ninety percent of the determinants of our health derive from our lifetime social and physical
environment—not from the provision of health care. The author describes behaviors, such as …

We provide an overview of two major theoretical subjects in the study of the relation between
social inequalities and mental health in the last 50 years: the conceptualization of social …

The social determinants of mental health are societal problems that disrupt optimal mental
health, increase risk for and prevalence of mental illnesses, and worsen outcomes among …

Background: The association between individual socioeconomic status (SES) and mental
disorder is well-documented, but studies to date have provided limited and sometimes …

People exposed to more unfavourable social circumstances are more vulnerable to poor
mental health over their life course, in ways that are often determined by structural factors …

As with most noncommunicable diseases, the etiology of mental disorders is multifactorial,
with risk determined by an interaction of genetic, other biological, psychological and social …