Why does youth unemployment lead to scarring of depressive symptoms in adulthood? The importance of early adulthood drinking

CONCLUSIONS: Youth unemployment leads to poor mental health later in life and part of these relations are explained by excessive alcohol consumption in early adulthood. Policy interventions should target the prevention of youth unemployment for reaching a lower alcohol consumption and better mental health.PMID:38153038 | DOI:10.1177/14034948231208472

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - December 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anne Hammarstr öm Christopher Bean Ronnie Pingel Urban Janlert Hugo Westerlund Per Olof Östergren Pekka Virtanen Source Type: research