BACKGROUND Studies have found important effects of poor mental health on labor market outcomes. The positive association between poor mental health and smoking has also been documented. This is the first study to document the separate and interactive impacts of smoking and mental health on wages. AIM The primary aim of this study is to analyze the effect of poor mental health on wages while c...

Psychological partner violence is a considerable problem, despite its invisible outcomes on victims' physical health. Focusing on mental health, the present study looked at differences in mental illness, such as depression, stress, and anxiety, among victims and non-victims of psychological violence. A convenience sample of women (n = 267) visiting health-care centres in refugee camps in Jordan...

BACKGROUND Promoting mental health and preventing mental disorders are of the main concerns for every country. Achieving these goals requires effective indexes for evaluating mental health. Therefore, to develop mental health enhancement programs in Iran, there is a need to measure the state of mental health in Iran. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to select a set of mental health indicators that...

Extended abstract for the XXVII International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) International Population Conference, submitted to session 03-02 " Life-course influences on health and mortality " Short abstract This study investigates how the psychological health of British men and women living alone in mid-life is related to partnership history and parenthood status. Although...

BACKGROUND Although the consequences of food insecurity on physical health and nutritional status of youth living have been reported, its effect on their mental health remains less investigated in developing countries. The aim of this study was to examine the pathways through which food insecurity is associated with poor mental health status among youth living in Ethiopia. METHODS We used dat...