The impact of unemployment on mental health examined in a community mental health unit during the recent financial crisis in Greece.

The impact of unemployment on mental health examined in a community mental health unit during the recent financial crisis in Greece. Psychiatriki. 2019 Oct-Dec;30(4):281-290 Authors: Konstantakopoulos G, Pikouli K, Ploumpidis D, Bougonikolou E, Kouyanou K, Nystazaki M, Economou M Abstract Financial crisis has significant impact on the mental health of the population, resulting in increasing incidence of mental disorders and suicides. Specific social and financial factors mediate the effects of financial crisis on mental health, such as poverty, financial difficulties and unemployment. During the recent international financial crisis, studies in many countries have shown that the worsening of various mental health indicators was related to financial difficulties and unemployment. In Greece, which is one of the countries that experienced intense and prolonged economic and social burden due to the recent crisis, the epidemiological findings were similar and the increase of the prevalence of major depression and suicide was excessive. However, the information about the mental health of the population deriving from health services is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the crisis on community mental health -more specifically the rates of mental disorders and suicide, as well as the role of unemployment- among the new cases of a community mental health unit. The sample consisted of 1,865 adult users, men and wom...
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