Trouble Paying Bills Takes A Toll On Fathers’ Mental Health, Leading To Family Conflict

Trouble Paying Bills Takes A Toll On Fathers’ Mental Health, Leading To Family Conflict

For low-income families, difficulty paying utility bills, rent, mortgage, or health care costs sets the stage for parental mental health issues, especially fathers, which then lead to conflict potentially violent relatives. These are the key findings of a study I led that was recently published in the journal Family Relations. Previous research on poverty has … Read more

Changing minds: In Kashmir, more people are seeking mental health care

Changing minds: In Kashmir, more people are seeking mental health care

One night in September, a 27-year-old man was among patients waiting anxiously in the hall of a private mental health clinic in the southern Kashmir town of Anantnag. “I have a phobia that I’m going to have a heart attack,” said the 27-year-old, who has a graduate degree in botany and wrote the Union Public … Read more