Does perceived financial strain predict depression among young women? Longitudinal findings from the Southampton women's survey

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Dunn, Nick ^a,c   Inskip, Hazel ^b   Kendrick, Tony ^a   Oestmann, Anne ^c   Barnett, Jane ^c   Godfrey, Keith ^d   Cooper, Cyrus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Primary Medical Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Finance; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 51549103664     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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