title: Suicidal Ideation Among Adults with Disability in Western Canada: A Brief Report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Family and Disability Studies Initiative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada. David.McConnell@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McConnell
authors.affiliation: Family and Disability Studies Initiative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Lyndsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.affiliation: Family and Disability Studies Initiative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.affiliation: Family and Disability Studies Initiative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dubé
authors.affiliation: Family and Disability Studies Initiative, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G4, Canada.
authors.forename: Elly
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cognitive impairment; Disability; Ideation; Psychiatric morbidity; Suicide