Mental Health Patterns and Consequences : Results from Survey Data in Five Developing Countries

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dc.creatorDo, Quy-Toan
dc.creatorDas, Jishnu
dc.creatorFriedman, Jed
dc.creatorMcKenzie, David
dc.date2012-05-24T19:02:38Z
dc.date2012-05-24T19:02:38Z
dc.date2008-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:22:54Z
dc.descriptionThe social and economic consequences of poor mental health in the developing world are presumed to be significant, yet are largely under-researched. The authors argue that mental health modules can be meaningfully added to multi-purpose household surveys in developing countries, and used to investigate this relationship. Data from nationally representative surveys in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, and Mexico, along with special surveys from India and Tonga, show similar patterns of association between mental health and socioeconomic characteristics across countries. Individuals who are older, female, widowed, and report poor physical health are more likely to report worse mental health outcomes. Individuals living with others with poor mental health are also significantly more likely to report worse mental health themselves. In contrast, there is little observed relationship between mental health and poverty or education, common measures of socio-economic status. The results instead suggest that economic and multi-dimensional shocks such as illness or crisis can have a greater impact on mental health than overall levels of poverty. This may have important implications for social protection policy. The authors also find significant associations between poor mental health and lowered labor force participation (especially for women) and higher frequency visits to health centers, suggesting that poor mental health can have significant economic consequences for households and the health system. Finally, the paper discusses how measures of mental health are distinct from general subjective welfare measures such as happiness and indicate useful directions of future research.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8989413/mental-health-patterns-consequences-results-survey-data-five-developing-countries-vol-1of-1
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6376
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-4495
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417576
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. WPS 4495
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABORTIONS
dc.subjectADD
dc.subjectAFFECTIVE DISORDERS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectANXIETY
dc.subjectANXIETY DISORDERS
dc.subjectBIPOLAR DISORDER
dc.subjectCLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectCLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMON MENTAL DISORDER
dc.subjectCOMMON MENTAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCONTAGION
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDEPRESSION SCALE
dc.subjectDEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
dc.subjectDEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIAGNOSES
dc.subjectDIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectDIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASE
dc.subjectDISEASE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDOCTOR
dc.subjectEPIDEMIC
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEXERCISES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCE
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectGENERAL PRACTICE
dc.subjectGENERAL PSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE MARKETS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CLINICS
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectHEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH SCREENING
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectJOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectLIFE EVENTS
dc.subjectLIFETIME PREVALENCE
dc.subjectMAJOR DEPRESSION
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION
dc.subjectMATERNAL DEPRESSION
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMENTAL
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDER
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectMENTAL DISTRESS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS
dc.subjectMENTAL ILLNESS
dc.subjectMENTAL WELL BEING
dc.subjectMENTAL WELL-BEING
dc.subjectMENTALLY ILL
dc.subjectMENTALLY ILL PERSON
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMISCARRIAGES
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOUTPATIENT TREATMENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPATIENTS PRESENT
dc.subjectPERSONALITY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL HEALTH
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC CASES
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL MORBIDITY
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGISTS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectSCHIZOPHRENIA
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSEVERE MENTAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOMATIC COMPLAINTS
dc.subjectSOMATIC SYMPTOM
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectSYMPTOM
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectTRAUMA
dc.subjectTREATMENT
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNIPOLAR DEPRESSIVE
dc.titleMental Health Patterns and Consequences : Results from Survey Data in Five Developing Countries

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