ReviewPsychology research and behavior management2015
The true cost of the economic crisis on psychological well-being: a review.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Economic change and population health: lessons learnt from an umbrella review on the Great Recession.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Health outcomes during the 2008 financial crisis in Europe: systematic literature review.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2016Pooled it
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- The cost of living crisis - how does it impact the health and life of individuals? A survey exploring perceptions in Italy, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Worsening of alcohol abuse disorder in a Spanish population during the first twelve months of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: retrospective, ecological and community study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Observational
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- Parenting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Crises: Differential Responses between the Financial and the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The dynamics of social support and affective well-being before and during COVID: An experience sampling study.Computers in human behavior · 2021Article
- Association among income loss, financial strain and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: Evidence from two longitudinal studies.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
- Economic Stress at Work: Its Impact over Absenteeism and Innovation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- What Family Circumstances, During COVID-19, Impact on Parental Mental Health in an Inner City Community in London?Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Time, love and tenderness: Doctors' online volunteering in Health Virtual Community searching for work-family balance.Journal of infection and public health · 2021Article
- Stress of COVID-19, Anxiety, Economic Insecurity, and Mental Health Literacy: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The impact of Corona pandemic on consumer's food consumption: Vulnerability of households with children and income losses and change in sustainable consumption behavior.Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit = Journal of consumer protection and food safety · 2021Article
- Working parents, financial insecurity, and childcare: mental health in the time of COVID-19 in the UK.Review of economics of the household · 2021Article
- Low assets and financial stressors associated with higher depression during COVID-19 in a nationally representative sample of US adults.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2020Article
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Abstract
The recent economic crisis has led to many negative consequences, not the least having to do with the mental health and well-being of the populations involved. Although some researchers say it is still too early to speak about a relationship between the economic crisis and a rise in mental health problems resulting in suicides, there is solid evidence for the existence of such a relationship. However, several moderating or mediating mechanisms can also play a role. The main reactions of most policy makers to the economic crisis are (severe) austerity measures. These measures seem to have, however, a detrimental effect on the mental health of the population: Just when people have the highest need for mental help, cost-cutting measures in the health care sector lead to a (substantial) drop in the supply of services for the prevention, early detection, and cure of mental health problems. Policy makers should support moderating mechanisms such as financial and psychological coping and acculturation and the role of primary health care workers in the early detection of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and suicide in times of economic recession. Several examples show that the countries best off regarding the mental health of their populations during the economic crisis are those countries with the strongest social safety net. Therefore, instead of cutting back on health care and social welfare measures, policy makers should in the future invest even more in social protection measures during economic crises.
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