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Work and Mental Health: The Case of Older Men Living in Underprivileged Communities in Lebanon
Country: Lebanon
Classification: Mental Illness
Year of Publication: 2010
Study Type:
Quantitative Study
Sample Size:
328
The Research party:
1. Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Lebanon 2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand, Lebanon
Main Idea or Research Questions:
This paper examines the association between being in paid work and depression among older adults in three poor urban communities in Beirut, Lebanon. This study
is an eye opener on the circumstances of disadvantaged older people in a relatively low-income Eastern Mediterranean Region country, a topic rarely addressed in this area of the world.