Psychiatric disorders and in particular depression have increased during the "Great Recession". The aim of this study was to investigate the consumption of psychotropic drugs in people who lost their permanent employment, using administrative data. The study considered all of the subjects domiciled in Lombardy, Northern Italy, who lost a permanent employment between 2008 and 2010, not assuming psychotropic drugs and who did not find a new job within the following 12 months. The control group included people who did not lose permanent job in the study period, matched to the cases for gender, age, nationality, skill level, education and economic sector, using propensity score matching. The subjects who lost their permanent employment were 17 % more likely to receive one or more drug prescriptions than the controls, but the difference was significant only for males. Females, subjects aged > 50 years, low skill level workers and Italians were more likely to have received a prescription for psychotropic drugs than respectively males, subjects aged 20-29 years or aged 30-39 years, low skill level workers and non-Italians. The average number of drugs prescribed for those who lost their job and those who continued working was respectively 2.9 and 3.1. In conclusion, losing a permanent job increases significantly psychotropic drugs consumption in males but not in females

Cornaggia, C., Beghi, M., Mezzanzanica, M., Ronzoni, G., Vittadini, G., Maffenini, W. (2017). Psychotropic Drug Consumption and Employement Status in Time of Economic Crisis (2007-2011). PSYCHIATRIC QUARTERLY, 88(2), 371-384 [10.1007/s11126-016-9448-9].

Psychotropic Drug Consumption and Employement Status in Time of Economic Crisis (2007-2011)

CORNAGGIA, CESARE MARIA;MEZZANZANICA, MARIO;RONZONI, GLORIA;VITTADINI, GIORGIO;MAFFENINI, WALTER
2017

Abstract

Psychiatric disorders and in particular depression have increased during the "Great Recession". The aim of this study was to investigate the consumption of psychotropic drugs in people who lost their permanent employment, using administrative data. The study considered all of the subjects domiciled in Lombardy, Northern Italy, who lost a permanent employment between 2008 and 2010, not assuming psychotropic drugs and who did not find a new job within the following 12 months. The control group included people who did not lose permanent job in the study period, matched to the cases for gender, age, nationality, skill level, education and economic sector, using propensity score matching. The subjects who lost their permanent employment were 17 % more likely to receive one or more drug prescriptions than the controls, but the difference was significant only for males. Females, subjects aged > 50 years, low skill level workers and Italians were more likely to have received a prescription for psychotropic drugs than respectively males, subjects aged 20-29 years or aged 30-39 years, low skill level workers and non-Italians. The average number of drugs prescribed for those who lost their job and those who continued working was respectively 2.9 and 3.1. In conclusion, losing a permanent job increases significantly psychotropic drugs consumption in males but not in females
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Prescription, Psychotropic Drugs, Unemployment, Great Recession, Administrative Data, Permanent Job
English
2017
88
2
371
384
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Cornaggia, C., Beghi, M., Mezzanzanica, M., Ronzoni, G., Vittadini, G., Maffenini, W. (2017). Psychotropic Drug Consumption and Employement Status in Time of Economic Crisis (2007-2011). PSYCHIATRIC QUARTERLY, 88(2), 371-384 [10.1007/s11126-016-9448-9].
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