Psychiatric News (12/28) reports, “Living with an adult with depressive symptoms is linked to substantially lower average yearly income and employment rates as well as reduced quality of life for adults who do not have depressive symptoms, a study…has found.” Investigators came to this conclusion after analyzing “data from The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component…which collects data on demographics, health conditions, health status, use of health care services, income, and employment for each person in a household.” The findings were published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
Related Links:
— “Living With Adults With Depressive Symptoms Linked to Lower Income, Quality of Life,” APA Psychiatric News Alert, December 28, 2023