Resource Tag: OCCUPATIONS. FARMING

The purposes of the present study were threefold: (1) to assess the prevalence levels of anxiety, depression, & suicidal ideation in a sample of first-generation Mexican migrant farmworker women in the Midwest United States; (2) to examine the variables that predict depression & suicidal ideation; & (3) to qualitatively – through interviews – determine the […]

This study examined deaths in male farmers. Data on suicides between 1982 & 1999 by males in England & Wales aged 15 years & over were analysed. Seasonal patterns of suicide in farmers & nonfarmers were examined by nonparametric tests & harmonic analysis. No significant seasonal variation was found for farmers. This study reinforces recent […]

The authors summarize the scope & findings of a study exploring the relationship between acculturative stress, anxiety, depression, & suicidal ideation in a sample of 75 Mexican-American migrant farm workers in the Ohio & Michigan area.

The authors discuss how Slovenia could consider tackling its high rate of suicide. In doing so they consider evidence for risk factors that may contribute to the high rate, describe interventions & supporting evidence to try to reduce these factors, & investigate the impact of a shift towards more community-based mental health services in Slovenia. […]

Andhra Pradesh, a southern state of India, has been in the news because of cotton farmers’ deaths & suicides. The occurrence of 12 deaths among the farmers in 2001-2002, clustering around September-October, prompted this investigation into the circumstances leading to the fatalities. Some of the broadly held hypotheses regarding the deaths are also analyzed for […]

This article examines the mental health of farmers. Unique occupational stressors are presented, in order to account for the fact that farmers have the highest suicide rate of any occupational group in the United Kingdom. The effects of strong stigma against suicidal communications on health-seeking behaviors of these individuals are discussed. Suicide intervention programs are […]

This proceeding presents a study of the effects of drought on rural farm families in Australia during the 1990s. A discussion of unique social characteristics in this population & the influences these may have on crisis coping strategies is included. Case study analyses indicate that crop failure (due to climactic conditions) imply a lack of […]

This proceeding discusses possible reasons for why rural Australian men have an unhealthy lifestyle. Stressors specific to this population, including physical isolation & financial fluctuations, are presented. A study is included which assessed awareness of these stressors on rural males & health-related education of rural men & women. 13% of male respondents admitted to having […]

A community psychiatric nurse describes the discharge, aftercare and rehabilitation of a 49 year old farmer who attempted suicide following the death of his wife.

The kit also contains an adaptation of this presentation for trade & industry workers.

This fact sheet provides a list of male & female occupations in England & Wales with the highest proportional mortality ratios from suicide together with the number of suicides in each group. Statistics are provided for 1982-1987 & 1988-1992. Among males, age 16-64, the highest proportional mortality ratio was among vets. Among females, government inspectors […]

This study assessed the prevalence levels of anxiety & depression in a sample of Mexican migrant farmworkers in the northwest Ohio/southeast Michigan area. Workers were asked open-ended questions about the stressors in their life. A content analysis revealed 17 stressors, over half of which were identified by at least one-fourth of the sample. The overall […]

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The age-standardized suicide rate for male farmers in Australia is double that of the wider Australian male population. This presentation defined a set of mental health issues for the farming community necessary to address this problem. A program of research based on these issues was proposed. The practical application of the research results were discussed […]

Rates of suicide among male farm operators in Canada are described & compared to those in the general male population. A total of 1457 cases were identified for the years 1971-1987. Age-specific rates of suicide among the farm operators increased over time. After adjustment for age differences, provincial suicide rates among farm operators were generally […]

File copy includes an unpublished manuscript version of this article.

Occupational stressors & stress symptoms were measured in 817 prairie farmers. Self-reports of farm stress & symptoms were higher in women than men, in farmers under age 50 years, in farmers with mixed operations, & in those with off-farm employment. Top occupational farm stressors included economic pressures, weather, time pressures, government policies & regulations, work […]

Caught in the panic of rising interest rates, falling prices & anxious bankers, about 40% of Iowa farmers are expected to lose their farms. Suicide & violence are real threats for many of these proud farmers. Farm crisis outreach programs designed to educate, identify & treat those affected by the current hard times are described. […]