The study found that the incidence of heart attack and stroke were more than doubled for individuals between 51 and 61 than those who were still working.
In the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the researchers wrote, "For many individuals, late career job loss is an exceptionally stressful experience with the potential for provoking numerous undesirable outcomes including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (heart attacks and strokes)."
William Gallo of Yale School of Medicine says, "Based on our results, the true costs of unemployment exceed the obvious economic costs and include substantial health consequences as well."
