BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety disorders are together responsible for 8% of years
lived with disability globally. Contrary to widely held preconceptions, these are not diseases …

Growing international evidence shows that mental ill health and poverty interact in a
negative cycle in low-income and middle-income countries. However, little is known about …

We investigate the effects of a positive income shock on mental health among adolescent
girls using evidence from a cash transfer experiment in Malawi. Offers of cash transfers …

Improved health in low-income countries could considerably improve wellbeing and
possibly promote economic growth. The last decade has seen a surge in field experiments …

Violent conflict, a pervasive feature of the recent global landscape, has lasting impacts on
human capital, and these impacts are seldom gender neutral. Death and destruction alter …

This paper provides causal evidence on early-life exposure to war on mental health status in
adulthood. Using an instrumental variable strategy, the evidence indicates that early-life …

Employers around the world complain that youth lack the soft skills needed for success in
the workplace. In response, a number of employment programs have begun to incorporate …

Increasing labor migration and simultaneous aging of societies are two important
demographic developments many poor countries face. Elderly people who are left behind …

Purpose Little is known regarding the links between mental disorder and lost income in low-
and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association …

Community and facility studies in develo** countries have generally demonstrated an
inverse relationship between poverty and mental health. However, recent population-based …