Poverty, unemployment, and common mental disorders: population based cohort study
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Poverty, unemployment, and common mental disorders: population based cohort study.
OBJECTIVE To determine whether poverty and unemployment increase the likelihood of or delay recovery from common mental disorders, and whether these associations could be explained by subjective financial strain. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING England, Wales, and Scotland. SUBJECTS 7726 adults aged 16-75 living in private households. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Common mental disorde...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7151.115