Suicide, unemployment and other socioeconomic factors: Evidence from the economic crisis in Greece

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-49

  Madianos, Michael G ^a   Alexiou, Tatiana ^b   Patelakis, Athanasios ^b   Economou, Marina ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Economic factors; Public debt; Suicide; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; GREECE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84901022687     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632014000100004     Document Type: Article

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