Eviction multiplies mental and physical health risk by 13, according to a pioneering study

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Specifically, facing a mortgage foreclosure was shown to increase the probability of suffering noticeable poor health by 13 times (57.3% of the men and 80.9% of the women that participated in the study reported poor health). It also tripled the risk of suffering cardiovascular disease and nearly doubled the use of tobacco. The researchers also observed a greater proportion of individuals with depressionanxiety and other mental disorders among those who were evicted.

Additionally, women who underwent eviction showed a worse result than men in all the criteria analysed according to the study, which was published in the latest issue of Gaceta Sanitaria.