Engelsk titel: Trend of psychological distress in a Swedish population from 1989 to 1995
Författare:
Rahmqvist, Mikael
;
Carstensen, John
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 42
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 61712
Sammanfattning
The economic recession which began in Sweden in 1991 was followed by a large increase in the unemployment rate. The main purpose of the present study was to examine whether this recession has resulted in an increase in psychological distress in the population. Self-reported symptoms of anxiety, anguish, depression and sleeplessness have been analysed in repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted every other year from 1989 to 1995 in the County of Östergötland. The study was confined to the 20-39 years age group and includes 3122 male and 3440 female respondents. There was a significant increase in the 12-month prevalence of psycological distress among both men and woman.