Body mass index and risk of mental disorders in the general population: Results from the Singapore Mental Health Study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-141

  Subramaniam, Mythily ^a   Picco, Louisa ^a   He, Vincent ^a   Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit ^a   Abdin, Edimansyah ^a   Verma, Swapna ^a   Rekhi, Gurpreet ^a   Yap, Mabel ^b   Lee, Jimmy ^a   Chong, Siow Ann ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Body mass index; Health related quality of life; Obsessive compulsive disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHINESE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; UNDERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SINGAPORE; THINNESS;

EID: 84872609465     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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