Job insecurity, socio-economic circumstances and depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1401-1407

  Meltzer, H ^a   Bebbington, P ^b   Brugha, T ^a   Jenkins, R ^c   McManus, S ^d   Stansfeld, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Charles Bell House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debt; depression; job insecurity; occupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957158614     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709991802     Document Type: Article

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