Low prevalence of depression and anxiety is linked to statutory retirement ages rather than personal work exit: A national survey

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 999-1009

  Villamil, Elena ^a   Huppert, Felicia A ^a   Melzer, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33744818588     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706007719     Document Type: Article

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