Economic difficulties and common mental disorders among Finnish and British white-collar employees: The contribution of social and behavioural factors

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 439-446

  Laaksonen, E ^a   Martikainen, P ^a   Lallukka, T ^a   Lahelma, E ^a   Ferrie, J ^b   Rahkonen, O ^a   Marmot, M ^b   Head, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WHITE COLLAR WORKER;

ADULT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); ECONOMIC RECESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67049159711     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.077198     Document Type: Article

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