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I wonder if you considered research done by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson on income inequality in rich societies related to various problems such as mental health problems, physical health problems and mortality, child wellbeing, drug abuse, violcene, trust etc : they are inversely correlated.

I'm very happy "internal happiness interventions" compared to classical "external happiness interventions" such as reducing poverty (without a doubt the later is essential and urgent in third world countries, whereas the first is essential in first world countries) is discussed by the EA community.

I'd like to add to the discussion (what was shown by the research mentioned) that many mental health problems don't come by chance and aren't destiny either - they are closely related to our social structure, and namely inequality. So instead of discussing better medication or other types of treatment, I suggest investing in research on ways of reducing inequality - which seems to be preventing not only mental health but all sorts of other problems causing people to be unhappy and lead miserable lives despite being relatively rich.



TED Talk on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWpMr82jnf8

The book: The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, 2009, by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson