Relationship between severity of obesity and mental health: An Australian community survey

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Knoesen, Natalie P ^a   Mancuso, Serafino G ^b   Thomas, Samantha ^c   Komesaroff, Paul ^c   Lewis, Sophie ^c   Castle, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety symptom; Depressive symptom; Mental health; Obesity; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION ANXIETY SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 84857576002     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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