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研究：退休不利身心健康 英国经济事务研究所最近的一项研究发现，退休会对心理和身体健康产生不利影响；从中长期来看，退休会导致“健康状况明显下降”。该研究所指出，出于对健康和经济方面的考虑，人们都应该延长工作时间。 ? Retirement has a detrimental（不利的） impact on mental and physical health, a new study has found. ? The study, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think tank, found that retirement results in a drastic decline in health in the medium and long term. ? The IEA said the study suggests people should work for longer for health as well as economic reasons. ? The government already plans to raise the state pension age. ? The study, which was published in conjunction with the Age Endeavour Fellowship, a charity, compared retired people with those who had continued working past retirement age, and took into account possible confounding factors. ? Philip Booth, program director at the IEA, said the government should go further to deregulate（解除控制） labor markets and allow people to work for longer. ? Working longer will not only be an economic necessity, it also helps people live healthier lives, he said. ? Edward Datnow, chairman of the Age Endeavour Fellowship, said: There should be no normal retirement age in future. ? More employers need to consider how they will capitalize on Britains untapped grey potential and those seeking to retire should think very hard about whether it is their best option. ? The study suggests there is a small boost to health immediately after retirement, before a significant decline in the longer term. ? Retirement is found to increase the chances of suffering from clinical depression by 40%, while you are 60% more likely to suffer from a physical condition. ? The effect is the same for men and women, while the chances of becoming ill appear to increase with the length of time spent in retirement.