Trends in population mental health before and after the 2008 recession: a repeat cross-sectional analysis of the 1991-2010 Health Surveys of England
Trends in population mental health before and after the 2008 recession: a repeat cross-sectional analysis of the 1991-2010 Health Surveys of England
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DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001790
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
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2.9
通讯作者:
Popham, Frank
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作者:
Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal;Niedzwiedz, Claire L.;Popham, Frank
Objective: To assess short-term differences in population mental health before and after the 2008 recession and explore how and why these changes differ by gender, age and socio-economic position.Design: Repeat cross-sectional analysis of survey data.Setting: England.Participants: Representative samples of the working age (25-64 years) general population participating in the Health Survey for England between 1991 and 2010 inclusive.Main outcome measures: Prevalence of poor mental health (caseness) as measured by the general health questionnaire-12 (GHQ).Results: Age-sex standardised prevalence of GHQ caseness increased from 13.7% (95% CI 12.9% to 14.5%) in 2008 to 16.4% (95% CI 14.9% to 17.9%) in 2009 and 15.5% (95% CI 14.4% to 16.7%) in 2010. Women had a consistently greater prevalence since 1991 until the current recession. However, compared to 2008, men experienced an increase in age-adjusted caseness of 5.1% (95% CI 2.6% to 7.6%, p