Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Mental Health in Canadian Children and Adolescents

Can J Psychiatry. 2024 Apr;69(4):296-298. doi: 10.1177/07067437231225938. Epub 2024 Jan 17.

Authors

Vandad Sharifi^{1

2}, Gina Dimitropoulos^{3

4}, Jeanne V A Williams¹, Sandy Rao³, Pardis Pedram⁵, Andrew G M Bulloch^{1

4}, Scott B Patten^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
² Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: child and adolescent psychiatry; common mental disorders; social determinants.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Canada / epidemiology
Child
Food Insecurity
Health Surveys
Humans
Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
Mental Health*