The association between neighbourhood-level deprivation and depression: evidence from the south african national income dynamics study.
Nicholas DowdallCatherine L WardCrick LundPublished in: BMC psychiatry (2017)
Findings supported the hypothesis that there is a positive association between living in a more deprived neighbourhood and depression, even after controlling for individual-level covariates. This study suggests that alleviating structural poverty could reduce the burden of depression in South Africa.