Trends in mental health inequalities in England during a period of recession, austerity and welfare reform 2004 to 2013

Ben Barr, Peter Kinderman and Margaret Whitehead

Social Science & Medicine, 2015, vol. 147, issue C, 324-331

Abstract: Several indicators of population mental health in the UK have deteriorated since the financial crisis, during a period when a number of welfare reforms and austerity measures have been implemented. We do not know which groups have been most affected by these trends or the extent to which recent economic trends or recent policies have contributed to them.

Keywords: Mental health; Employment; Unemployment; Health inequalities; Welfare reform; Recession; Austerity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.009

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