Occupation and mental health in a national UK survey

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Stansfeld, Stephen Alfred ^a,d   Rasul, F R ^a   Head, J ^b   Singleton, N ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UK Drug Policy Commission   (United Kingdom)

^d Old Anatomy Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Mental health; Occupations; Work load

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79951812415     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-009-0173-7     Document Type: Article

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