tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762697161197949459.post9133476434461385629..comments2023-06-30T04:46:58.802-04:00Comments on Yale Global Health Leadership Institute: Addressing Mental Health Issues Around the WorldYale Global Health Leadership Institutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353544825351528876noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762697161197949459.post-35780405647757307192013-04-18T11:18:12.831-04:002013-04-18T11:18:12.831-04:00Dr. Canavan recently presented further research on...Dr. Canavan recently presented further research on our work regarding mental health and unemployment in Ghana at the Global Health and Innovation Conference. <br /><br />Using a nationally representative sample of Ghanaian adults we found that elevated psychological distress was significantly related to an individual’s likelihood of being unemployed. Additionally, when we extend to the entire population, we also saw lost productivity (from excess unemployment or excess absence from work) for individuals with moderate or severe psychological distress could affect nearly 550,000 adults in Ghana and this lost productivity associated with moderate or severe distress translates to approximately 7% of the gross domestic product of Ghana.<br /><br />Please visit http://www.ijmhs.com/content/7/1/9 to read this paper.<br /><br />Elizabeth Bradley, Ph.D.<br />Faculty Director, GHLI/GHI<br />Yale Global Health Leadership Institutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353544825351528876noreply@blogger.com