Influences of income and employment on psychological distress and depression treatment in Japanese adults

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-17

  Fukuda, Yoshiharu ^a   Hiyoshi, Ayako ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Psychological distress; Socioeconomic status (SES); Work

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; JAPANESE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; JAPAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; JAPAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861309977     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-011-0212-3     Document Type: Article

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