Mental health outcomes in times of economic recession: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Countries in recession experience high unemployment rates and a decline in living conditions, which, it has been suggested, negatively influences their populations' health. The present review examines the recent evidence of the possible association between economic recessions and mental health outcomes.

Methods

Literature review of records identified through Medline, PsycINFO, SciELO, and EBSCO Host. Only original research papers, published between 2004 and 2014, peer-reviewed, non-qualitative research, and reporting on associations between economic factors and proxies of mental health were considered.

Results

One-hundred-one papers met the inclusion criteria. The evidence was consistent that economic recessions and mediators such as unemployment, income de

SUBMITTER: Frasquilho D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4741013 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature