Relationship between mental health disorders and unemployment status in Australian adults

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 230-235

  Comino, Elizabeth J ^a   Harris, Elizabeth ^a   Chey, Tien ^b   Manicavasagar, Vijaya ^c   Wall, Jonine Penrose ^d   Davies, Gawaine Powell ^a   Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Mental health; Prevalence; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0038663080     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01127.x     Document Type: Article

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