Declining mental health

There is 1 paper on declining mental health in aging research: 1 observational study in people.

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“university education was linked to a lower risk of declining mental health controlled for sex and parental socioeconomic status odds ratio [OR] 0·79, 95% CI 0·85-0·94”
Social determinants of mental health trajectories during midlife: a prospective British birth cohort studyLancet (London, England)2023doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02129-3
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Sickness or disability

upin humans1OR 3.12

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  1. Sickness or disability is linked with a higher risk of declining mental health in humans (compared with full-time employment, controlled for sex and parental socioeconomic status) (OR 3.12, 95% CI 2.46-3.93).

    “people with permanent or temporary sickness or disability were three times more likely to experience a deterioration of mental health compared with those in full-time employment (OR 3·12, 2·46-3·93)”

    Humanscompared with full-time employment, controlled for sex and parental socioeconomic statusn = 8,581

    Social determinants of mental health trajectories during midlife: a prospective British birth cohort study

    Lancet (London, England)

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Unemployment

upin humans1OR 1.75

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  1. Unemployment is linked with a higher risk of declining mental health in humans (controlled for sex and parental socioeconomic status) (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.24-2.42).

    “Experiencing unemployment during this period was linked to a higher risk of declining mental health (OR 1·75, 1·24-2·42)”

    Humanscontrolled for sex and parental socioeconomic statusn = 8,581

    Social determinants of mental health trajectories during midlife: a prospective British birth cohort study

    Lancet (London, England)

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University education

downin humans1OR 0.79

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  1. University education is linked with a lower risk of declining mental health in humans (controlled for sex and parental socioeconomic status) (OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.85-0.94).

    “university education was linked to a lower risk of declining mental health controlled for sex and parental socioeconomic status odds ratio [OR] 0·79, 95% CI 0·85-0·94”

    Humanscontrolled for sex and parental socioeconomic statusn = 8,581

    Social determinants of mental health trajectories during midlife: a prospective British birth cohort study

    Lancet (London, England)

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