Depression and economic hardship across Greece in 2008 and 2009: two cross-sectional surveys nationwide

Abstract

The findings of both studies underline the significance of the risk involved in developing MDE when individuals have been exposed in extreme and stressful economic situations.

The mental health consequences of the economic crisis in Europe among the employed, the unemployed, and the non-employed

“…This finding is in line with a number of single-country studies (Economou et al, 2013;Gili et al, 2013;Madianos et al, 2011). However, this finding could not be extrapolated to the European region as a whole.…”

“…Within the European context, the current economic crisis has been especially linked to increased mental health problems in Greece (Economou, Madianos, Peppou, Patelakis, & Stefanis, 2013;Madianos, Economou, Alexiou, & Stefanis, 2011), Italy (De Vogli, Vieno, & Lenzi, 2014), Spain (Cordoba-Dona, San Sebastian, Escolar-Pujolar, Martinez-Faure, & Gustafsson, 2014;Fernandez-Rivas & Gonzalez-Torres, 2013;Gili, Roca, Basu, McKee, & Stuckler, 2012;Roca, Gili, Garcia-Campayo, & Garcia-Toro, 2013), and the UK (Barr, Taylor-Robinson, Scott-Samuel, McKee, & Stuckler, 2012;Katikireddi, Niedzwiedz, & Popham, 2012). However, these countries differ significantly from each other, both in terms of economic conditions prior to the start of the crisis and the degree to which they have been affected by the recession.…”

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in Greece during the economic crisis: an update

“…Recent studies used statistical methods such as autoregressive cross-lagged modeling to examine whether alliance levels precede symptomatic levels, session by session over the entire course of treatment. The findings show that alliance indeed precedes symptom reduction over the course of treatment in both psychotherapy [5][6][7] and psychopharmacotherapy 8 , suggesting that it is a true predictor of outcome.…”

Suicide, unemployment and other socioeconomic factors: evidence from the economic crisis in Greece

“…As a result of these economic conditions several austerity measures were adopted, taxes were increased, public sector services were cut back, markets and professional services were deregulated, salaries, pensions and disability benefits were reduced, cost of basic commodities such as electricity, heat, food expenses, were increased as well as dramatic budget cuts in the public health sector were induced 19 . Health and mental health implications of the economic crisis in Greece have attracted increasing attention especially in the investigation of the prevalence of major depressive disorders and the related suicidal behaviour with general population samples nationwide in Greece [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] .…”