Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis : Results from Indonesia, 1993–2000

Thomas, Duncan; Friedman, Jed

dc.creator	Thomas, Duncan
dc.creator	Friedman, Jed
dc.date	2012-03-30T07:12:37Z
dc.date	2012-03-30T07:12:37Z
dc.date	2009-02-28
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:41:24Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:41:24Z
dc.identifier	World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier	1564-698X
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4494
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249979
dc.description	The 1997 Indonesian financial crisis resulted in severe economic dislocation and political upheaval. Previous studies have established the detrimental consequences for economic welfare, physical health, and child education. The crisis also affected the psychological well-being of the Indonesian people. Comparing responses of the same individuals interviewed before and after the crisis, this study documents substantial increases in several dimensions of psychological distress among men and women across the age distribution. It shows larger impacts of the economic crisis on the more vulnerable groups, including those with low education, the rural landless, urban residents, and those in provinces most affected by the crisis. Elevated psychological distress persists even after the economy returns to precrisis levels, suggesting that the deleterious effects of the crisis may persist longer on the psychological well-being of the Indonesian population than on standard measures of economic well-being.
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	aged
dc.subject	anxiety
dc.subject	depression
dc.subject	disability
dc.subject	families
dc.subject	fatigue
dc.subject	health care
dc.subject	health indicators
dc.subject	insomnia
dc.subject	mental
dc.subject	mental health
dc.subject	migration
dc.subject	physical health
dc.subject	psychiatric disorder
dc.subject	psychiatrists
dc.subject	psychiatry
dc.subject	public health
dc.subject	quality of life
dc.subject	symptoms
dc.subject	workers
dc.title	Psychological Health Before, During, and After an Economic Crisis : Results from Indonesia, 1993–2000
dc.type	Journal Article
dc.type	Journal Article
dc.coverage	Indonesia