https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(13)62224-2.pdf

Global cancer patterns: causes and prevention

European report on preventing child maltreatment.

Background:A growing body of research evidence from countries around the world indicates that economic recession is associated with increases in suicide, particularly in males of working ageAims:To explore contributory and ameliorating factors associated with economic recession and suicide and thereby stimulate further research in this area and encourage policy makers to consider how best to reduce the impact of recession on mental health and suicidal behaviourMethod:We conducted a selective review of the worldwide literature focusing on possible risk factors, mechanisms and preventative strategies for suicidal behaviour linked to economic recessionResults:A model of how recession might affect suicide rates is presented A major and often prolonged effect of recession is on unemployment and job insecurity Other important effects include those exerted by financial loss, bankruptcy and home repossession It is proposed these factors may lead directly or indirectly to mental health problems such as depre

Economic recession and suicidal behaviour: Possible mechanisms and ameliorating factors:

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Austerity and health in Europe.

Background and aims Adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD) is reportedly declining in the last decades. We aimed to investigate the adherence to MD over the period 2005–2010 and exploring the possible role of the global economic crisis in accounting for the changing in the dietary habits in Italy. Methods and results Cross-sectional analysis in a population-based cohort study which randomly recruited 21,001 southern Italian citizens enrolled within the Moli-sani study. Food intake was determined by the Italian EPIC food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to MD was appraised by the Italian Mediterranean Index (IMI). A wealth score was derived to evaluate the economic position and used together with other socioeconomic indicators. Highest prevalence of adherence to MD was observed during the years 2005–2006 (31.3%) while the prevalence dramatically fell down in the years 2007–2010 (18.3%; P Conclusion Adherence to MD has considerably decreased over the last few years. In 2007–2010 socioeconomic indicators have become major determinants of adherence to MD, a fact likely linked to the economic downturn.

Decline of the Mediterranean diet at a time of economic crisis. Results from the Moli-sani study

The global economic crisis has affected the Greek economy with unprecedented severity, making Greece an important test of the relationship between socioeconomic determinants and a population's well-being. Suicide and homicide mortality rates among men increased by 22.7% and 27.6%, respectively, between 2007 and 2009, and mental disorders, substance abuse, and infectious disease morbidity showed deteriorating trends during 2010 and 2011. Utilization of public inpatient and primary care services rose by 6.2% and 21.9%, respectively, between 2010 and 2011, while the Ministry of Health's total expenditures fell by 23.7% between 2009 and 2011. In a time of economic turmoil, rising health care needs and increasing demand for public services collide with austerity and privatization policies, exposing Greece's population health to further risks.

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Economic Crisis, Restrictive Policies, and the Population’s Health and Health Care: The Greek Case

A recent paper suggests that suicidal rates remained stable in Greece during the last decade,1 despite the unprecedented economic downturn that the country has and is still facing.

The authors of the paper insist on misinterpreting the data concerning suicide mortality rates in Greece, based on two false assumptions. The first is their argument that the period 2007–2010 covers only 1 year (2010) of economic hardship for Greece, and the second is that the suicide mortality trends show no variation between age groups and sex.

As figures in table 1 show, the total suicide mortality …

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Ioanna Ierodiakonou

Papers

Economic Crisis, Restrictive Policies, and the Population’s Health and Health Care: The Greek Case

Suicide mortality and economic crisis in Greece: men's Achilles’ heel

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