Citation

McConnell D, Hahn L, Savage A, Dubé C, Park E. Community Ment. Health J. 2015; 52(5): 519-526.

Affiliation

Family and Disability Studies Initiative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada, David.McConnell@ualberta.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-015-9911-3

PMID

26202547

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.

Language: en