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Low socioeconomic status is a risk factor for mental illness

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Low socioeconomic status is a risk factor for mental illness (Links to PDF of full journal article)

Does having a low socioeconomic status (SES) lead to depression or does depression lead a person into poverty? According to a study that examined a database of 34,000 …

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  1. riley Blocker 3:21 am on December 27th, 2011

    Doc.
    My name is RB. and I work with teens primarilly from juvenile /justice system. I have noticed that a large number of male in this population suffers with low social skills or not having confidence in public settings. Does any of your studies support any of these observations?

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