This book explores the moral, social, and political implications of dominant psychological
theories and practices. The analysis entails the therapeutic uses of psychoanalysis …

Abstract Data from the Australian Longitudinal Survey, conducted by the Commonwealth
Department of Employment, Education and Training, were analysed to estimate relative risks …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the hypothesis that marital and poverty status
interact in their effects on mortality risks beyond their main effects. This study examines the …

A sample of children of longterm unemployed parents were interviewed as 25-year olds.
Their present living conditions and their experiences during childhood were com pared with …

We present the results of a study on the association between unemployment and health and
the use of health services, exploring the influence of the socio-economic environment on …

Although Spain has had the highest unemployment rate in the European Community for
over a decade, very little is known about the impact of unemployment on the health of the …

This article explores the pressures bearing on health care systems in advanced
industrialized countries, particularly the United States, drawing on Geoffrey Vickers's …

The authors evaluated an innovative corporate-sponsored health care program for retired
employees and their dependents. The program included a multidisciplinary health care …

Over the last few years, Canada and many other industrialized nations have been facing
serious economic and fiscal crises. There is some evidence indicating that this kind of …

This review on unemployment and health is based primarily on the publications mentioned
in the psychological data base (PSYCINFO) and in the medical data base (MEDLINE). Over …