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[The influence of unemployment on mental health problems]
J Deniel Rosanas1, M Bosch Molas, N Culí Borràs
1ABS Manlleu (ICS), Barcelona.
Objective:
To evaluate the relationship between unemployment and mental health problems.
Design:
Crossover study, using systematic sampling of medical records.
Setting:
Health District in the province of Barcelona.
Patients And Other Participants:
189 medical records from 1,549 unemployed people, and another 189 paired for age and gender of people in work, were included in the study.
Measurements And Main Results:
The unemployed group had between 1.3% and 18.8% more people with mental health problems than the in-work group. There were no significant differences between the two groups as to their use of primary care health services.
Conclusions:
It was established that there is a connection between unemployment and mental health problems. Prospective studies to follow cases might contribute more data on the cause and effect relationship.