Poverty and mental health present a classic “chicken and the egg” conundrum. Does mental illness hamper economic success? Or do financial failures threaten one’s mental well-being?
Those are the questions a multinational group of researchers sought to answer with a groundbreaking study in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. And the short answer is, yes. The two aren’t just linked; they’re part of a causal relationship.
“This study indicates that certain mental health problems can make a person’s financial situation uncertain,” Amsterdam UMC psychiatrist Marco Boks said. “But conversely, we also see that poverty can lead to mental health problems.”
You’re really reaching for the worst interpretation of this guy, I don’t see where he was passing judgement. Who buys lottery tickets or donates to televangelists? It’s an observation about how those without hope are vulnerable to exploitation, and vaguely shitting on it with unparseable grammar isn’t a great look for you
Whelp didn’t notice the typo, so I guess thanks for pointing that out. I feel like they are blaming the victim a bit still though.