Background: Most previous studies on the effects of length of unemployment on health have
focused on the duration of continuous spells of unemployment rather than on the cumulative …

Background Many studies have reported that unemployment has a negative effect on health.
However, little is known about the long-term effect for those who become unemployed when …

Background: There is a need for more research on the health impact of changes in the
national unemployment rate. Therefore, the present study was carried out to compare levels …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine (a) the causal effect of
unemployment 1990–1997 on health 1998–2001 (in-patient periods) and (b) the selection …

This paper reviews the relationship between health and inadequate employment, especially
unemployment. Poor physical or mental health can lead, via poor work performance, to job …

This paper provides a cross-sectional analysis of the physical and emotional well-being of
employed and unemployed workers. The data used consists of a sub-sample (N= 14,313) …

OBJECTIVE--To review research relevant to understanding the psychological, social, and
biological pathways by which unemployment may affect health risk; to consider the …

Abstract The Great Recession of 2008 has led to elevated unemployment in Europe and
thereby revitalised the question of causal health effects of unemployment. This article …

One of the more controversial topics in the literature examining the influence of
unemployment on health is the hypothesised relation between unemployment and mortality …

In this paper we examine the link between unemployment and health. The negative health
selection hypothesis, which proposes that poor health poses an unemployment risk, is …