Psychological distress in Canada: The role of employment and reasons of non-employment

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 596-604

  Marchand, Alain ^a   Drapeau, Aline ^a,b   Beaulieu Prévost, Dominic ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

employment; mental health; non employment; psychological distress; survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868094652     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764011418404     Document Type: Article

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