Health Consequences of Unpaid Leave: Financial Stress, Allostatic Load, and Psychosocial Well-being
1. Introduction to Socioeconomic Stress Unpaid leave from work, whether mandated by an employer or necessitated by a personal crisis without financial coverage, creates an immediate and severe socioeconomic shock. In clinical medicine, sudden financial insecurity is recognized as one of the most potent environmental stressors a human being can experience. The loss of income … Read more