Recession depression: Mental health effects of the 2008 stock market crash

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1090-1104

  McInerney, Melissa ^a   Mellor, Jennifer M ^a   Nicholas, Lauren Hersch ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Health status; Income; Mental health; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; STOCK MARKET;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSING CRISIS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; RETIREMENT; SELF REPORT; STOCK MARKET CRASH; UNITED STATES; AGED; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; INVESTMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885109358     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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