title: Economic Stress and Mental Health: The Relationship Between the Stock Market and Neurotic Disorder Doctor Visits.
abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the stock market and the neurotic disorder doctor visits. We use aggregate data, partition the population by age and gender and examine the impact of changes in the stock market on neurotic disorders. Using doctor visits as a proxy measure of morbidity, we find evidence of some relationship between neurotic disorder morbidity and stock market variations. A stock market falling in a single day and the accumulation of daily stock market drops are both associated with more neurotic disorder doctor visits. We also observe more neurotic disorder doctor visits during periods of a low stock index for the elderly, regardless of gender. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Chih
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6314-8171
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Public Finance and Finance Research Center, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Tzu
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Finance, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsai-Ching
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Shyan
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004467:Economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: doctor visit; economic stress; mental health; neurotic disorder; stock market