Psychological Well-Being During the Great Recession: Changes in Mental Health Care Utilization in an Occupational Cohort.
Objectives. We examined the mental health effects of the Great Recession of 2008 to 2009 on workers who remained continuously employed and insured. Methods. We examined utilization trends for mental health services and medications during 2007 to 2012 among a panel of workers in the 25 largest plants...
| Published in: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 105; no. 2; pp. 304 - 311 |
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Feb2015
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