Association of moderate and severe food insecurity with suicidal ideation in adults: national survey data from three Canadian provinces

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 963-972

  Davison, Karen M ^a,b   Marshall Fabien, Gillian L ^c   Tecson, Angela ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UBC Family Practice Residency Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Food insecurity; Mood disorders; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929843537     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1018-1     Document Type: Article

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