<P> Studies show that there is a direct correlation between poverty and mental illness . The lower the socioeconomic status of an individual the higher the risk of mental illness . Impoverished people are actually two to three times more likely to develop mental illness than those of a higher economic class . This increased risk for psychiatric complications remains consistent for all individuals among the impoverished population, regardless of any in - group demographic differences that they may possess . These families must deal with economic stressors like unemployment and lack of affordable housing, which can lead to mental health disorders . A person's socioeconomic class outlines the psychosocial, environmental, behavioral, and biomedical risk factors that are associated with mental health . </P> <P> According to findings there is a strong association between poverty and substance abuse . Substance abuse only perpetuates a continuous cycle . It can make it extremely difficult for individuals to find and keep jobs . As stated earlier, both financial problems and substance abuse can cause mental illnesses to develop . </P> <P> Mental disorders have been linked to the overarching social, economic and cultural system . Some non-Western views take this community approach . </P> <P> Problems in communities or cultures, including poverty, unemployment or underemployment, lack of social cohesion, and migration, have been associated with the development of mental disorders . Stresses and strains related to socioeconomic position (socioeconomic status (SES) or social class) have been linked to the occurrence of major mental disorders, with a lower or more insecure educational, occupational, economic or social position generally linked to more mental disorders . There have been mixed findings on the nature of the links and on the extent to which pre-existing personal characteristics influence the links . Both personal resources and community factors have been implicated, as well as interactions between individual - level and regional - level income levels . The causal role of different socioeconomic factors may vary by country . Socioeconomic deprivation in neighborhoods can cause worse mental health, even after accounting for genetic factors . In addition, minority ethnic groups, including first or second - generation immigrants, have been found to be at greater risk for developing mental disorders, which has been attributed to various kinds of life insecurities and disadvantages, including racism . The direction of causality is sometimes unclear, and alternative hypotheses such as the Drift Hypothesis sometimes need to be discounted . </P>

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