Later-Life Mental Health in Europe: A Country-Level Comparison

Later-life mental health in Europe: a country-level comparison.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the influence of country of residence on depression and well-being among older Europeans, after establishing the between-country measurement invariance of both constructs. METHODS We used data from a cross-sectional nationally representative population-based sample of older Europeans, the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The analysis sample...

Mental Health Disorders in Later Life

Statutory health insurance competition in Europe: a four-country comparison.

This paper explores the goals and implementation of reforms introducing choice of and competition among insurers providing statutory health coverage in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In theory, health insurance competition can enhance efficiency in health care administration and delivery only if people have free choice of insurer (consumer mobility), if insurers do not have ...

Listening to Religious Music and Mental Health in Later Life.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Research has linked several aspects of religion--including service attendance, prayer, meditation, religious coping strategies, congregational support systems, and relations with God, among others--with positive mental health outcomes among older U.S. adults. This study examines a neglected dimension of religious life: listening to religious music. DESIGN AND METHODS Two ...

Mental health in Europe: a gender perspective

This report is based on the research work developed by the EU contribution to the World Mental Health Surveys Initiative (EU-WMH) consortium in a project co-financed by the EU Commission Executive Agency for Health and Consumers (EAHC 2008-1308) with the goal of estimating the frequency, distribution and consequences of mental disorders in Europe. To achieve it, the consortium first performed c...