Depression has become the single most commonly treated mental disorder, amid claims that
one out of ten Americans suffer from this disorder every year and 25% succumb at some …

The most thorough major academic textbook available, this classic text presents the most
important research studies in the field. The author also integrates engaging first-person …

In this exciting new book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the
evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He …

The relationship between health and income is well established, but the link between
subjective financial well-being and self-reported health has been relatively ignored. This …

Objectives. Self-rated health (SRH) is a commonly used measure in surveys to assess
general health status or health-related quality of life. Differences have been detected in how …

Background The challenges of measuring socioeconomic position in older populations were
first set out two decades ago. However, the question of how best to measure older people's …

Purpose: To validate a survey research measure of subjective income, as measured by
perceived income adequacy, in an international context. Design and Methods: The study …

Objectives: The economic recession has garnered the interest of many scholars, with much
attention being drawn to how the recession has affected labor force participation, household …

Research has established that being undocumented is a risk factor for mental and physical
health conditions. Much of this work emphasizes undocumented immigrants' chronic stress …

Differential exposure to financial strain may explain some differences in population health.
However, few studies have examined the cumulative health effect of financial strain across …