Is retirement beneficial or harmful to mental health?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 391-392

  Härmä, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; EDITORIAL; FINLAND; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSURANCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB ADAPTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK DISABILITY;

DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84865847718     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3315     Document Type: Editorial

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