Abstract
The effects of unemployment duration. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of unemployment duration on Mental Health. Results confirm a differential behaviour of the Mental Health output variables over time. Perceived Health tends to progressively get worse as time of unemployment increases. Mental impairment is increased at 7 to 12 months and improves slightly at longer unemployment periods. Affective response is not modified significantly. Alcohol and cigarette consumption do not suffer a significant increase. Quality of life gets significantly worse after the sixth month of unemployment and levels afterwards. The usage of Health Services is increased only for non medical professional visits, but not for medical visits.
