OBJECTIVE: To review the scientific evidence supporting an association between
unemployment and adverse health outcomes and to assess the evidence on the basis of the …

For years a debate existed in the literature concerning whether or not mentally ill persons
were more dangerous than others. Empirical work was hampered by conceptual and …

Reports the results of the JOBS II randomized field experiment that included a sample of
1,801 recent job losers, 671 of which participated in a modified version of the JOBS I …

This article examines the economic resources used by a sample of 324 displaced blue-
collar workers coping with job loss for varying lengths of time. Analyses showed the …

The purpose of the two studies reported in this dissertation was to explore the effects of
economic hardship among African American, Latino, and Euro-American families by …

In the arena of city and regional planning, industry and policy makers have produced
economic impact analyses that are used to influence or inform decisions affecting the …

There is a growing interest in psychiatric epidemiology in studying work as a source of stress
and psychiatric disorder. Some investigators have linked unemployment (1-9) and particular …