@article{ref1,
title="Psychological Morbidity of Farmers and Non-farming Population: Results from a UK Survey",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2012",
author="Hounsome, Barry and Edwards, Rhiannon-Tudor and Hounsome, Natalia and Edwards-Jones, Gareth",
volume="48",
number="4",
pages="503-510",
abstract="The relatively high rate of suicide among UK farmers suggests that they may suffer greater mental health problems than the general population. This paper provides a comparison of the psychological morbidity of farmers and their partners/spouses with non-farmers. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was administered using face-to-face interviews with 784 attendees of agricultural shows in the UK. Results show that GHQ-12 scores for farmers and their partners/spouses were significantly higher (P < 0.001) than those for the non-farming population, indicating higher psychological morbidity among farmer families. Approximately 35% of farmers had scores 12 and higher (recommended cut-off for psychiatric disorders), compared to 27% of non-farmers. Within the farmers group, male respondents, those aged from 45 to 64, self-employed or not in paid employment, having a non-supervisory position and living in a rural area were characterized by higher mean GHQ-12 scores compared to correspondent subgroups from the non-farming population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-011-9415-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9415-8"
}