Relationship between economic stress factors and stress, anxiety, and depression: Moderating role of social support

The financial crisis that emerged between 2007 and 2008 had a detrimental impact on the economies all around the world, namely in countries from southern Europe (e.g. Portugal) (Cabral,  2013). With problems in the banking system, a high sovereign debt, and an uncompetitive economy, Portugal requested financial assistance to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), European Commission (EC), and European Central Bank (ECB) in 2011 (Cabral, 2013). The financial assistance program was composed by a set of austerity measures that increased unemployment rates and led to the bankruptcy of several organizations (Statistics Portugal, 2014).

Source: Psychiatry Research - July 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jo ão Viseu, Rita Leal, Saul Neves de Jesus, Patrícia Pinto, Pedro Pechorro, Esther Greenglass Source Type: research