Commentary: The hidden and not so hidden benefits of work: identity, income and interaction.

Effect of job loss due to plant closure on mortality and hospitalization. Alcohol consumption among laid-off workers before and after closure of a Danish shipyard – a 2-year follow-up-study. The psychological meaning of job insecurity and job loss – results of a longitudinal study. Impact of husbands' involuntary job loss on wives' mental health, among older adults. Work provides people with an income, and income is important for health. We know this. It is obvious, but work does much more. Work provides most of us with one of our primary roles in society: as a worker. We may see our-but at the core we are all workers. We provide for ourselves and often for others.