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Can you tell me the main psychosocial factors that impact on mental health?

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Stress-inducing: The " main psychosocial factors that impact on mental health" can vary greatly in terms of specifics, but in general, anything that causes excessive stress (thought beyond one's capacity to cope) can significantly impact mental health. Lack of education or social support, ; problems with relationships, family, finances, chronic illness, ; legal matters may all have an adverse mental health impact.

Answered 12/3/2014

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Emotions, social : Relationship issues, traumatic events, loss, low self esteem, work conflicts, resilience or lack of it, to name a few.

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