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abstract: 'Several indicators of population mental health in the UK have
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deteriorated since the financial crisis, during a period when a number
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of welfare reforms and austerity measures have been implemented. We do
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not know which groups have been most affected by these trends or the
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extent to which recent economic trends or recent policies have
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contributed to them.
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We use data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey to investigate trends
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in self reported mental health problems by socioeconomic group and
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employment status in England between 2004 and 2013. We then use panel
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regression models to investigate the association between local trends in
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mental health problems and local trends in unemployment and wages to
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investigate the extent to which these explain increases in mental health
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problems during this time.
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We found that the trend in the prevalence of people reporting mental
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health problems increased significantly more between 2009 and 2013
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compared to the previous trends. This increase was greatest amongst
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people with low levels of education and inequalities widened. The gap in
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prevalence between low and high educated groups widened by 1.29
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percentage points for women (95\% Cl: 0.50 to 2.08) and 136 percentage
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points for men (95\% Cl: 0.31 to 2.42) between 2009 and 2013. Trends in
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unemployment and wages only partly explained these recent increases in
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mental health problems. The trend in reported mental health problems
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across England broadly mirrored the pattern of increases in suicides and
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antidepressant prescribing.
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Welfare policies and austerity measures implemented since 2010 may have
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contributed to recent increases in mental health problems and widening
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inequalities. This has led to rising numbers of people with low levels
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of education out of work with mental health problems. These trends are
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likely to increase social exclusion as well as demand for and reliance
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on social welfare systems. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.'
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affiliation: 'Barr, B (Corresponding Author), Univ Liverpool, Inst Psychol Hlth \&
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Soc, Dept Publ Hlth \& Policy, Whelan Bldg, Liverpool L69 3GB, Merseyside, England.
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Barr, Ben, Univ Liverpool, Inst Psychol Hlth \& Soc, Dept Publ Hlth \& Policy, Whelan
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Bldg, Liverpool L69 3GB, Merseyside, England.
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Kinderman, Peter, Univ Liverpool, Dept Psychol Sci, Liverpool L69 3GB, Merseyside,
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England.
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Whitehead, Margaret, Univ Liverpool, Dept Publ Hlth \& Policy, Liverpool L69 3GB,
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Merseyside, England.'
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author: Barr, Ben and Kinderman, Peter and Whitehead, Margaret
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author-email: b.barr@liverpool.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Barr
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given: Ben
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- family: Kinderman
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given: Peter
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- family: Whitehead
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given: Margaret
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.009
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eissn: 1873-5347
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files: []
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issn: 0277-9536
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journal: SOCIAL SCIENCE \& MEDICINE
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keywords: 'Mental health; Employment; Unemployment; Health inequalities; Welfare
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reform; Recession; Austerity'
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keywords-plus: CONDITIONALITY
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number-of-cited-references: '39'
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orcid-numbers: Barr, Ben R/0000-0002-4208-9475
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pages: 324-331
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papis_id: 55e937cb7073c185c16f0183e10abe19
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ref: Barr2015trendsmental
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researcherid-numbers: Barr, Ben R/W-9989-2018
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times-cited: '118'
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title: Trends in mental health inequalities in England during a period of recession,
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austerity and welfare reform 2004 to 2013
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000367637100039
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '35'
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volume: '147'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Sciences,
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Biomedical'
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year: '2015'
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