PlumX Metrics
Embed PlumX Metrics

The relationship between personal debt and specific common mental disorders

European Journal of Public Health, ISSN: 1101-1262, Vol: 23, Issue: 1, Page: 108-113
2013
  • 132
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 198
    Captures
  • 1
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
Metric Options:   Counts1 Year3 Year

Metrics Details

  • Citations
    132
  • Captures
    198
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1

Most Recent News

Over-indebtedness, mastery and mental health: a cross-sectional study among over-indebted adults in Switzerland

Oliver Hämmiga*, Joanna Herzigb* Summary OBJECTIVES: The aim is to investigate whether and why over-indebted individuals in German-speaking Switzerland have poorer mental health than the

Article Description

Background: Personal debt is now recognized as one of the many factors associated with common mental disorders (CMD). We aim to estimate the prevalence of 'specific' mental disorders based on ICD-10 research diagnostic criteria by type of debt and quantify the additional influence of addictive behaviours. Method: A random probability sample comprising 7461 respondents were interviewed for the third national survey of psychiatric morbidity of adults in England carried out in 2007. The prevalence of CMD was estimated from the administration of the CIS-R. Respondents were asked about sources of debt and their borrowing choices. Results: In 2007, 8.5% of adults were in arrears. Adults in debt were three times more likely than those not in debt to have CMD. The increased likelihood of CMD among those in arrears was found for all CMD and was irrespective of source of debt-housing, utilities and purchases on credit. The situation was exacerbated among those with addictive behaviours-Alcohol or drug dependence or problem gambling. Those with multiple sources of debt and who had to obtain money from pawnbrokers and moneylenders had the highest rate of CMD, 50%. Conclusions: Debt is one of the major risk factors for CMD. This has practical implications for both health services and financial services, which both need to be alert to the association and adapt and train their respective services accordingly so that people in debt can access help for mental disorders and people with mental disorders can access help for debt. © The Author 2012.

Provide Feedback

Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know