Alleviating depression in the unemployed: Adequate financial support, hope and early retirement
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Results of a longitudinal study on older blue-collar workers in the Federal Republic of Germany ([1] Soc. Sci. Med. 25, 173-178, 1987) showed that people who retired out of unemployment improve in depression similar to those people who found a job. Furthermore, financial problems and disappointed hope were important in the development of depression in the unemployed. These results are relevant for measures to alleviate depression in the unemployed in three areas: early retirement and an increase of financial unemployment compensation are recommended. Furthermore, all those programs (like counseling or therapeutic programs) that increase hope to find a job without increasing the chances to find a job have to be viewed with skepticism because they might actually turn out to be dysfunctional.
| Original language | English | 
|---|---|
| Journal | Social Science and Medicine | 
| Volume | 25 | 
| Issue number | 2 | 
| Pages (from-to) | 213-215 | 
| Number of pages | 3 | 
| ISSN | 0277-9536 | 
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 | 
| Externally published | Yes | 
- History and Philosophy of Science
 - Health(social science)
 
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- depression, financial situation, retirement, therapy, unemployment
 - Business psychology
 
Research areas
- SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
 
