Trajectories of mental health before and after old-age and disability retirement: a register-based study on purchases of psychotropic drugs

OBJECTIVES: Retirement from paid work is a major life event facing increasingly large numbers of people in the coming years. We examined trajectories of mental health five years before and five years after old-age and disability retirement using data on purchases of psychotropic drugs. METHODS: The...

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Main Authors: Mikko Laaksonen, Niina Metsä-Simola, Pekka Martikainen, Olli Pietiläinen, Ossi Rahkonen, Raija Gould, Timo Partonen, Eero Lahelma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2012-09-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3290