McInerney, Melissa; Mellor, Jennifer M.; Nicholas, … - CESifo - 2013
How do sudden, large wealth losses affect mental health? Most prior studies of the causal effects of material well … use of anti-depressants. These results suggest that sudden wealth losses cause immediate declines in mental health; for … in the interview dates of the 2008 Health and Retirement Study to assess the impact of large wealth losses on mental …