Food insufficiency, adverse childhood experiences and mental health: results of the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 1044 - 1051
• Main Authors: Subramaniam, Mythily, Koh, Yen Sin, Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Abdin, Edimansyah, Shafie, Saleha, Chang, Sherilyn, Kwok, Kian Woon, Chow, Wai Leng, Chong, Siow Ann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Adult; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Anxiety disorders; Asian People; Bipolar disorder; Childhood; Children; COVID-19; Epidemiology; Food; Food insufficiency; Humans; Longitudinal studies; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Health; Nutritional Epidemiology; Population studies; Population survey; Prevalence; Research Paper; Singapore; Singapore - epidemiology; Sociodemographics; Suicides & suicide attempts; Singapore; United States > US; Population survey; Singapore; Mental disorders; Adverse childhood experiences; Food insufficiency

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates of food insufficiency and its association with mental disorders and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in Singapore. This analysis utilised data from the Singapore Mental Health Study (SMHS 2016). SMHS 2016 was a population-based, psychi...