title: Recovery from depression among clients transitioning out of poverty.
abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate whether a program designed to change the economic conditions of clients' lives could also have an impact on reducing their level of depression. The study focused on a sample of men and women attending a program designed to transition clients out of poverty through microlending and peer support. Results revealed that 40.5% of participants who met diagnostic criteria for major depression before beginning the program were no longer clinically depressed after participating in the program for 6 months. The results also revealed that the clients who reported that they felt a strong sense of interpersonal connection within the program were the most likely to recover from depression.
authors.affiliation: New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. alisha.ali@nyu.edu
authors.forename: Alisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: Debbie Ann
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support