abstract: 'The objective of this article is to identify the effects of the Great

  Recession on the mental health of people residing in Spain. After

  presenting a conceptual framework on the mechanisms through which

  economic crises affect mental health, we describe the main results of 45

  papers identified in our search. Studies indicate a worsening of mental

  health in Spain in the years of economic crisis, especially in men.

  Working conditions (unemployment, low wages, instability,

  precariousness) emerge as one of the main channels through which mental

  health is put at risk or deteriorates. This deterioration occurs with

  intensity in particularly vulnerable groups, such as immigrant

  population and families with economic burdens. In the case of suicides,

  the results were inconclusive. Regarding the use of health care

  services, an increase in the consumption of certain drugs seems to be

  identified, although the conclusions of all the studies are not

  coincidental. Social inequalities in mental health do not seem to have

  remitted. We conclude that Spain needs to improve information systems to

  a better understanding of the health effects of economic crises. In

  terms of public policies, together with the reinforcement of health

  services aimed at addressing mental health problems, an income guarantee

  network for people in vulnerable situations should be promoted, as well

  as the development of policies aimed at the labour market. (C) 2020

  SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.'
affiliation: 'Oliva, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Castilla La Mancha, Fac Ciencias
  Jurid \& Sociales, Dept Anal Econ \& Finanzas, Toledo, Spain.

  Oliva, Juan; Maria Pena-Longobardo, Luz, Univ Castilla La Mancha, Fac Ciencias Jurid
  \& Sociales, Dept Anal Econ \& Finanzas, Toledo, Spain.

  Gonzalez Lopez-Varcarcel, Beatriz; Barber Perez, Patricia; Zozaya Gonzalez, Neboa,
  Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Fac Econ Empresa \& Turismo, Dept Metodos Cuantitat
  Econ \& Gest, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain.

  Urbanos Garrido, Rosa M., Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac CC Econ \& Empresariales,
  Dept Econ Aplicada Publ \& Polit, Madrid, Spain.

  Zozaya Gonzalez, Neboa, Weber Econ \& Salud, Madrid, Spain.'
author: Oliva, Juan and Gonzalez Lopez-Varcarcel, Beatriz and Barber Perez, Patricia
  and Maria Pena-Longobardo, Luz and Urbanos Garrido, Rosa M. and Zozaya Gonzalez,
  Neboa
author-email: juan.olivamoreno@uclm.es
author_list:
- family: Oliva
  given: Juan
- family: Gonzalez Lopez-Varcarcel
  given: Beatriz
- family: Barber Perez
  given: Patricia
- family: Maria Pena-Longobardo
  given: Luz
- family: Urbanos Garrido
  given: Rosa M.
- family: Zozaya Gonzalez
  given: Neboa
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.05.009
eissn: 1578-1283
files: []
issn: 0213-9111
journal: GACETA SANITARIA
keywords: Mental health; Economic crisis; Great Recession; Spain
keywords-plus: ECONOMIC-CRISIS; UNEMPLOYMENT
language: Spanish
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '18'
pages: 48-53
papis_id: df19b2eb801992a1d8453e373b9e5de6
ref: Oliva2020impactgreat
researcherid-numbers: Gonzalez Cordova, Nadia Lorena/GSN-4164-2022
tags:
- review
times-cited: '11'
title: Impact of Great Recession on mental health in Spain. SESPAS Report 2020
type: Review
unique-id: WOS:000585906400008
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '9'
volume: '34'
web-of-science-categories: 'Health Care Sciences \& Services; Health Policy \& Services;
  Public,

  Environmental \& Occupational Health'
year: '2020'