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Psychological Morbidity of Farmers and Non-farming Population: Results from a UK Survey

Hounsome, Barry, Edwards, Rhiannon T., Hounsome, Natalia, Edwards-Jones, Gareth·2012·Community Mental Health Journal
DOI 10.1007/s10597-011-9415-8
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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.

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  1. Boulanger, S., Deaville, J., Randall-Smith, J., & Wynn-Jones, J. (1999a). Farm suicide in rural Wales—a review of the services in Powys and Ceredigion. Powys: Institute of Rural Health.
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Authors
Hounsome, B., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, N., & Edwards-Jones, G.
Affiliations
Bangor University (GB)
Corresponding author
Hounsome, Barry
ORCID
Venue
Community Mental Health Journal
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2011-05-10
Volume
48
Issue
4
Pages
503-510
ISSN
  • 0010-3853 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-2789
DOI
10.1007/s10597-011-9415-8
OpenAlex
W2025653116
Cited by
103
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Community Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Agriculture and Farm Safety
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Keywords
farmer mental health, psychological morbidity, farm households, General Health Questionnaire, mental illness, rural population, agricultural exhibitions, mental health risk factors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Agricultural Workers' Diseases, Agriculture, Mental Disorders, Employment, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Residence Characteristics, Rural Health, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological, Wales, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Spouses, Young Adult

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