Psychiatric disorders and labor market outcomes: Evidence from the National Latino and Asian American study

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1069-1090

  Chatterji, Pinka ^a,b   Alegría, Margarita ^b   Lu, Mingshan ^c   Takeuchi, David ^d  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Labor market outcomes; Latino and Asian Americans; Mental distress; Mental illness; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LABOR MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING TIME;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 35148901031     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1210     Document Type: Article

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