Temporary employment and antidepressant medication: A register linkage study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-229

  Virtanen, Marianna ^a,b   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,c   Ferrie, Jane E ^c   Elovainio, Marko ^d   Honkonen, Teija ^a   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Klaukka, Timo ^e   Vahtera, Jussi ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Job insecurity; Mental health; Psychopharmacology; Socioeconomic position; Temporary employment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37249086846     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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