Joint association of socioeconomic circumstances and minor mental health problems with antidepressant medication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disadvantageous socioeconomic circumstances and minor mental health problems have both been associated with mental disorders, such as depression, but their joint contribution remains unknown.

Methods

The Helsinki Health Study baseline survey (2000-02) of 40- to 60-year-old employees was linked with antidepressant medication data from registers of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. The analyses were made using logistic regression with first prescribed antidepressant medication purchase during a 10-year follow-up as the outcome. Minor mental health problems were measured by the emotional well-being scale of the RAND-36. Odds ratios were calculated for joint association of the lowest quartile of the emotional well-being scale of the RAND-36 and socioeconomi

SUBMITTER: Salonsalmi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9341681 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature