More equal societies have less mental illness: What should therapists do on Monday morning?

Discussion: (1) Increasing income equality improves the health of societies. (2) An elite opposes greater equality, partly by persuading the majority to consent to the existing order. (3) Therapists may inadvertently help in this persuasive effort. (4) However, therapists in democratic traditions create systems of care that support movements for greater income equality.
Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Articles Source Type: research