Erschienen in:
23.07.2015 | Brief Report
Suicidal Ideation Among Adults with Disability in Western Canada: A Brief Report
verfasst von:
David McConnell, Lyndsey Hahn, Amber Savage, Camille Dubé, Elly Park
Erschienen in:
Community Mental Health Journal
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Ausgabe 5/2016
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Abstract
This study investigated prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation among adults with self-reported disability in Western Canada. The method was secondary data analysis utilising the Canadian Community Health Survey. The odds of 12-month suicidal ideation are 3.5 times greater for adults with self-reported disability compared with non-disabled adults, controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, and psychiatric morbidity. The heightened risk of ideation among adults with self-reported disability is partially explained by social adversity, including food insecurity and low sense of community belonging. Reducing suicide risk among adults with disability requires a broad-spectrum approach, including mental health care, and strategies to ameliorate social and economic hardship.