Springer Studies in Work and Industry

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Stress and Distress among the Unemployed

by Clifford L. Broman, V. Lee Hamilton, and William S. Hoffman

Published 31 December 2001

Employing both large-scale surveys and in-depth interviews, the authors document the mental health effects on workers caused by the closure of four General Motor plants. They paint a portrait of how the social context in which these workers lived played a critical role in their experiences of unemployment or of keeping their jobs when others around them lost theirs. More than simply a study of unemployment and mental health, this book is also a story of coping and resilience.