A new Finnish scientific study shows that people with low income, lack of work and low levels of education are much more likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder at some point in their lives than the richest, most employed and most educated.
The survey showed that more than half of people (58%) with a low level of education (with only elementary education) at the age of 30 were more likely to develop a mental disorder by the age of 52, compared with 45% and 36%, respectively, of those with completed secondary education. and higher education.
In particular, researchers led by Dr. Christian Hajakulinen from the Department of Psychology at the University of Helsinki, who published data in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, analyzed data on more than 1.2 million people, comparing their socioeconomic and educational status with the possibility of developing schizophrenia. , anxiety disorder, substance abuse, etc.
The participants were followed for ten years, during which about a quarter (26%) were diagnosed with a mental disorder, writes the Greek news outlet in.gr. The experts found a clear correlation between low socioeconomic status and the risk of mental disorders. Unemployment, in particular, has been associated with twice the likelihood of such a diagnosis in those over 50 years of age.
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