The mental health of farmers
The mental health of farmers
Farmers are subject to a number of unique occupational stressors, many of which have been aggravated in recent years by changes in farming practice and by economic factors. These are probably part of the explanation for the high rates of suicide in farmers and farm workers, which in the UK account for the largest number of suicides in any occupational group. Suicide is usually associated with mental illness, which, in farming communities, appears to be particularly stigmatized and poorly understood. This affects health-seeking behaviour, which is compounded by the geographical isolation and inaccessibility of many services in rural areas. Our current understanding of these issues suggests a number of potentially valuable interventions.
farmers, mental health, mental illness, rural, suicide
471-476
Gregoire, A.
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2002
Gregoire, A.
6129642b-dd75-4a9a-98b5-e432eff38306
Abstract
Farmers are subject to a number of unique occupational stressors, many of which have been aggravated in recent years by changes in farming practice and by economic factors. These are probably part of the explanation for the high rates of suicide in farmers and farm workers, which in the UK account for the largest number of suicides in any occupational group. Suicide is usually associated with mental illness, which, in farming communities, appears to be particularly stigmatized and poorly understood. This affects health-seeking behaviour, which is compounded by the geographical isolation and inaccessibility of many services in rural areas. Our current understanding of these issues suggests a number of potentially valuable interventions.
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Published date: 2002
Keywords:
farmers, mental health, mental illness, rural, suicide
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Local EPrints ID: 27581
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/27581
ISSN: 0962-7480
PURE UUID: cf86dfb1-57b3-40d5-bed2-bb6b1a450f03
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