That's a good question, to me it seems that both may be true.
Depression may be caused by a decline in socioeconomic status, at the same token it is also readily feasible that mental illness will affect the ability to better the chances of increased income.
It's interesting to play with scenarios to prove the above.
A decline in financial security may set off a domino effect, with loss of access to a club where all share the same socioeconomic status, this might also be accompanied by feelings of low self-worth.
Of course, we might also ask whether the mentality of frantic acquisition itself, when taken to an extreme, might induce mental illness.
On the other hand, if one has a diagnosis that features personality disorder, it's harder to get hired and the stigma associated with mental illness may make the road to financial security that much harder.
I'm afraid that I haven't offered much in the way of an answer, only more questions.
@Daniel Sumner I feel the problem of poverty and homelessness here in the US is mostly mental illness related. They can’t just “get a job” if they do not have access to adequate healthcare and quality of life with basic needs. I also think that growing up poor can cause mental illness as they may have been brought up with malnutrition, an anxious parent, and lack of adequate healthcare, emotional and mental support and their education my suffer as well in these environments. I think it’s interesting also to see how this may be connected to politics in terms of the working class, and their additude toward money. Greed is also a factor and I have seen genuinely nice altruistic people with good values become self absorbed and narcissistic about money. We often place value on a person based on their job or financial status, rather than valuing human beings we value human doings. This can have an effect on one’s self-esteem, sense of purpose, and sense of belonging in society. Is this even an area that is being considered in the criminal justice system?
That's a good question, to me it seems that both may be true.
Depression may be caused by a decline in socioeconomic status, at the same token it is also readily feasible that mental illness will affect the ability to better the chances of increased income.
It's interesting to play with scenarios to prove the above.
A decline in financial security may set off a domino effect, with loss of access to a club where all share the same socioeconomic status, this might also be accompanied by feelings of low self-worth.
Of course, we might also ask whether the mentality of frantic acquisition itself, when taken to an extreme, might induce mental illness.
On the other hand, if one has a diagnosis that features personality disorder, it's harder to get hired and the stigma associated with mental illness may make the road to financial security that much harder.
I'm afraid that I haven't offered much in the way of an answer, only more questions.
Great question 😁