Providing effective treatment and support for mental distress is a stated government aim. Within low-income communities, use of antidepressant medication is relatively high, but current strategies tend to frame mental distress as an individual psychological problem, rather than addressing the factors that are often the root causes of suffering.
The first DeStres study aimed to examine why and how people’s ability to cope with poverty-related issues has become increasingly pathologised and understand how high levels of antidepressant prescribing and use are impacting on people’s health and wellbeing in low-income communities
