The present global financial and economic crisis poses an additional risk factor for mental health problems on the employees

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Avčin, Bojana Avguštin ^a   Kučina, Andrea Užmah ^a   Šarotar, Brigita Novak ^a   Radovanović, Mirjana ^a   Plesničar, Blanka Kores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depresion; Economic recession; Employees; Mental health; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; EMPLOYEE; GLOBAL FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLOVENIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80052864619     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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