OBJECTIVES: Earlier research on health-related selection into unemployment has been
based on relatively severe health problems, leaves questions unanswered about particular …

Mathers and Schofield, from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, review recent
studies, including Australian research, on the health effects of unemployment and the …

Background Although job loss has been associated with decline in health, the effect of long
term unemployment is less clear and under-researched. Furthermore, the impact of an …

This paper investigates the relationship between local unemployment rates and individual ill
health. It is a case study of Britain in 1984–1991 based on secondary data analysis of the …

Background: Many studies have investigated how unemployment influences health, less
attention has been paid to the reverse causal direction; how health may influence the risk of …

Background The relationship between unemployment and poor health has been well
established. Unemployment causes poor health, and poor health increases the probability of …

Objectives. Research has given a comprehensive picture of the negative health
consequences of unemployment without offering sufficient comparison between different …

Objectives: To examine the effects of ill health on selection into paid employment in
European countries. Methods: Five annual waves (1994–8) of the European Community …

Background: The aim of this study is first, to investigate the association between periods of
unemployment and mental distress, adjusting for previous health status, and second, to …

Background Almost all studies on the effect on health from unemployment have concluded
that unemployment is bad for your health. However, only a few review articles have dealt …