The influence of economic policies on social environments and mental health

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dc.citation.firstpage323en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber5en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleBulletin of the World Health Organizationen_US
dc.citation.lastpage329en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber102en_US
dc.contributor.authorOcchipinti, Jo-Anen_US
dc.contributor.authorSkinner, Adamen_US
dc.contributor.authorDoraiswamy, P. Muralien_US
dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Shekharen_US
dc.contributor.authorEyre, Harris A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHynes, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorGeli, Patriciaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJeste, Dilip V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGraham, Carolen_US
dc.contributor.authorSong, Christineen_US
dc.contributor.authorProdan, Anteen_US
dc.contributor.authorUjdur, Goranen_US
dc.contributor.authorBuchanan, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorRosenberg, Sebastianen_US
dc.contributor.authorCrosland, Paulen_US
dc.contributor.authorHickie, Ian B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T20:55:14Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-07-25T20:55:14Zen_US
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite increased advocacy and investments in mental health systems globally, there has been limited progress in reducing mental disorder prevalence. In this paper, we argue that meaningful advancements in population mental health necessitate addressing the fundamental sources of shared distress. Using a systems perspective, economic structures and policies are identified as the potential cause of causes of mental ill-health. Neoliberal ideologies, prioritizing economic optimization and continuous growth, contribute to the promotion of individualism, job insecurity, increasing demands on workers, parental stress, social disconnection and a broad range of manifestations well-recognized to erode mental health. We emphasize the need for mental health researchers and advocates to increasingly engage with the economic policy discourse to draw attention to mental health and well-being implications. We call for a shift towards a well-being economy to better align commercial interests with collective well-being and social prosperity. The involvement of individuals with lived mental ill-health experiences, practitioners and researchers is needed to mobilize communities for change and influence economic policies to safeguard well-being. Additionally, we call for the establishment of national mental wealth observatories to inform coordinated health, social and economic policies and realize the transition to a more sustainable well-being economy that offers promise for progress on population mental health outcomes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOcchipinti, J.-A., Skinner, A., Doraiswamy, P. M., Saxena, S., Eyre, H. A., Hynes, W., Geli, P., Jeste, D. V., Graham, C., Song, C., Prodan, A., Ujdur, G., Buchanan, J., Rosenberg, S., Crosland, P., & Hickie, I. B. (2024). The influence of economic policies on social environments and mental health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 102(5), 323–329. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.290286en_US
dc.identifier.digitalBLT-23-290286en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.290286en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/117488en_US
dc.publisherWorld Health Organizationen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution IGO License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/legalcode), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
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dc.titleThe influence of economic policies on social environments and mental healthen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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