Work characteristics predict psychiatric disorder: prospective results from the Whitehall II Study.

SA Stansfeld, R Fuhrer, MJ Shipley… - Occupational and …, 1999 - oem.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES: The impact of work on the risk of future psychiatric disorder has been examined
in few longitudinal studies. This was examined prospectively in a large epidemiological …

The importance of low control at work and home on depression and anxiety: do these effects vary by gender and social class?

JM Griffin, R Fuhrer, SA Stansfeld, M Marmot - Social science & medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
In this study we consider both a gender model, a model that focuses on the stress associated
with social roles and conditions in the home environment, and a job model, which …

Psychological distress as a risk factor for coronary heart disease in the Whitehall II Study

SA Stansfeld, R Fuhrer, MJ Shipley… - International journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Background Psychiatric disorder and psychological distress are increasingly recognized as
risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Elucidation of the mechanisms of these …

Development of the EURO–D scale–a European Union initiative to compare symptoms of depression in 14 European centres

…, F Reischies, ATF Beekman, R Fuhrer… - The British Journal of …, 1999 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIn an 11-country European collaboration, 14 population-based surveys included
21 724 subjects aged ⩾65 years. Most participating centres used the Geriatric Mental State (…

Contribution of psychosocial factors to socioeconomic differences in health

MG Marmot, R Fuhrer, SL Ettner, NF Marks… - The Milbank …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The National Survey of Mid‐life Developments in the United States (MIDUS) is one of several
studies that demonstrate socioeconomic gradients in mortality during midlife. When MIDUS …

The association between blood pressure, hypertension, and cerebral white matter lesions: cardiovascular determinants of dementia study

…, A Pajak, S Sans, M de Ridder, C Dufouil, R Fuhrer… - …, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Cerebral white matter lesions are frequently observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
scans in elderly people and are associated with stroke and dementia. Elevated blood …

[HTML][HTML] Depression among older people in Europe: the EURODEP studies

…, AW Braam, ME Dewey, P Delespaul, R Fuhrer… - World …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The data from nine centres in Europe which had used the Geriatric Mental Scale (GMS)
AGECAT were analysed to compare prevalence of diagnoses in subjects aged 65 years and …

Predictors of early retirement in British civil servants

…, SA Stansfeld, EJ Brunner, R Fuhrer… - Age and …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Background: it is uncertain how recent changes in labour force dynamics may have influenced
the increasing numbers of people taking early retirement in industrialized countries. The …

How gender affects patterns of social relations and their impact on health: a comparison of one or multiple sources of support from “close persons”

R Fuhrer, SA Stansfeld - Social science & medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have reported gender differences in the effects of social relations on morbidity
and mortality. When studying health and associated factors, one cannot ignore that sex …

Work and psychiatric disorder in the Whitehall II Study

SA Stansfeld, R Fuhrer, J Head, J Ferrie… - Journal of psychosomatic …, 1997 - Elsevier
It is important that the effects of work on mental health are investigated when work practices
are changing rapidly and there is decreasing job security. This has been examined in the …