Poverty risk: mental illnesses and their hidden causes!

Poverty risk: mental illnesses and their hidden causes!

Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Deutschland - A burning topic comes up: How does poverty affect mental health? This central question illuminates Prof. Dr. Johannes Kornhuber, director of the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic clinic of the University Hospital Erlangen, in his lecture "Poverty as a risk factor: mental disorders due to financial hardship", which takes place on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 6.15 p.m. in Erlangen. People who suffer from financial difficulties are often caught in a vicious circle that leads to chronic stress and exposes them to an increased risk of depression and anxiety disorders. In addition, they often have a difficult access to psychotherapeutic and psychiatric treatments, which further exacerbates, as described on the website of the Erlangen Clinic.

unequal health conditions for children

The topic of health is even more complex. Genetic factors also play a crucial role, as is emphasized in an article on derStandard.at. While the majority of children are born healthy, others are already burdened with severe genetic diseases. These rare clinical pictures affect one of 20 babies and add up to over 6000 different diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. The effort to research the genetic causes of such diseases is often questioned, since many of these diseases have only a few affected ones.

The challenges that both social and genetic inequalities bring with them require a comprehensive understanding and innovative approaches. Prof. Kornhuber's lecture should not only educate about the psychological stress through financial hardship, but also show ways how affected people can be helped. The focus is on the need to take into account all factors that can undermine people's well -being.

For more information about these important topics, the articles on the website of the University Hospital Erlangen and Derstandard.at can be visited: derStandard.at .