People who have psychological problems are more likely to be unemployed, a new report has suggested.
unemploymentPoor mental health ‘linked to unemployment’Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Post-Recession, the Search for Quality of Life BeginsTuesday, February 2nd, 2010Last October the UK economy was expected to have grown once again, and the recession therefore to be called to an end, but it’s taken yet another three months for the economy to actually “recover”, with 0.1% growth in the last quarter. Young unemployed recession victims also suffer from mental health issuesWednesday, January 6th, 2010A report by the Princes Trust yesterday warned that the recession is likely to scar the lives of the almost one million people currently under 25 and out of work who are the main victims of this recession. Jobless to be offered ‘talking treatment’ to help put Britain back to workMonday, December 7th, 2009Jobless Britons are to be offered therapy to help them get back into work, under a “talking treatment” programme to be announced by the government over the next few weeks An unhealthy jobless rate?Thursday, December 3rd, 2009The London region’s high unemployment is stoking fears of an increase in mental health and addiction problems already flagged as a priority in a blueprint for the region’s health-care priorities. NHS Produces Leaflet To Help Business People Through The RecessionWednesday, November 18th, 2009AS PART of the National Self Care Week initiative, last week North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust produced a new leaflet designed to help people and local companies in the current economic crisis. Health And Unemployment In The UKMonday, November 2nd, 2009Last week’s ONS figures showed the UK remains mired in the longest recession since records began. Unemployment and young people’s healthFriday, September 4th, 2009A study from Australia looking at the links between unemployment and health. Morrell, Taylor and Kerr, from the University of Sydney’s Department of Public Health, review the evidence of an association between unemployment and psychological and physical ill-health in young people aged 15-24 years. Aggregate data show youth unemployment and youth suicide to be strongly associated. Youth unemployment is also associated with psychological symptoms, such as depression and loss of confidence. Effects on physical health have been less extensively studied; however, there is some evidence for an association with raised blood pressure. Finally, the prevalence of lifestyle risk factors (cannabis use and, less consistently, tobacco and alcohol consumption) is higher in unemployed compared with employed young people. (MJA 1998; 168: 236-240) Study Shows Psychological Impact of UnemploymentFriday, September 4th, 2009An American study shows the impact of unemployment on people’s mental health For the nearly 15 million Americans currently unemployed, this year’s Labor Day holiday may be less a celebration of a brief respite from work and more a cruel reminder that, despite glimmers of hope in the U.S. economy, there remains scant opportunity for many to rejoin the workforce. Very few people don’t know someone—a friend, relative, or former colleague—who has lost a job amid the recession: The economy has shed some 6.7 million jobs since December 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and some experts fret the U.S. could be in store for a “jobless recovery” in 2010. Mental health violence stigma ‘must be challenged’Thursday, August 20th, 2009Another report from America with some interesting statistics about the mental health and sick leave. |
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