The correlation between stress and economic crisis: A systematic review

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue , 2016, Pages 983-993

  Mucci, Nicola ^a   Giorgi, Gabriele ^b   Roncaioli, Mattia ^c   Perez, Javier Fiz ^b   Arcangeli, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Mental health; Occupational medicine; Recession; Risks assessment; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BUDGET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84964523644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S98525     Document Type: Review

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