Relationships between obesity and DSM-IV major depressive disorder, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts: Results from a general population study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-257

  Carpenter, Kenneth M ^a   Hasin, Deborah S ^a   Allison, David B ^b   Faith, Myles S ^b,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033969940     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.2.251     Document Type: Article

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