Inequality and the association between involuntary job loss and depressive symptoms

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1891-1894

  Berchick, Edward R ^a   Gallo, William T ^b   Maralani, Vida ^c   Kasl, Stanislav V ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Health inequalities; Job loss; Socioeconomic status (SES); Unemployment; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOMEOWNERSHIP; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; OWNERSHIP; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866179868     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.024     Document Type: Article

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