Food insecurity and its association with co-occurring postnatal depression, hazardous drinking, and suicidality among women in peri-urban South Africa

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 460-465

  Dewing, Sarah ^a   Tomlinson, Mark ^b,c   Le Roux, Ingrid M ^d   Chopra, Mickey ^e   Tsai, Alexander C ^f,g  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Philani Child Health and Nutrition Project   (South Africa)

^e UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Postnatal depression; South Africa; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INSECURITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

FOOD INSECURITY; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882922972     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.04.040     Document Type: Article

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