A Systematic Analysis of The Relationship Between Stress and Economic Recession

ABSTRACT

The United States was one of the first countries to feel the effects of a severe economic crisis that soon spread across the rest of the world in 2009. During the time of the crisis, there was a significant decline in both the state of the economy and the health of its workforce. The purpose of this study is to carry out an in-depth analysis of the studies that have proven to be the most significant in determining how the economic downturn has impacted the health of workers. After searching the PubMed database, we found that 19 different publications fulfilled our requirements. It has been demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that the economic crisis is a big stressor that has a negative impact on the mental health of employees. In the vast majority of studies, mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, dysthymia, and suicide were shown to be associated to rising rates of unemployment, increased workloads, decreased staffing levels, and decreased salaries. According to the findings of several studies, the stress brought on by the crisis has had a more widespread effect on the health of the employees, making it more likely that they would suffer from ailments such as cardiovascular disease and respiratory sickness. Research has been conducted looking at how the crisis has impacted medical treatment, which is the last but not least topic. According to the findings of this research, financial reductions at public hospitals brought on by the recession worsened organizational problems that already existed within the health care system.

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