Men's depression and suicide literacy: a nationally representative Canadian survey.

The association between pathological gambling and attempted suicide: findings from a national survey in Canada.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between pathological gambling (PG) and attempted suicide in a nationally representative sample of Canadians. METHODS Data came from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 1.2, conducted in 2002, in which 36 984 subjects, aged 15 years or older, were interviewed. Logistic regression was performed with attempted suicide (in the past year) as the depende...

Examining the relationship between at-risk gambling and suicidality in a national representative sample of young adults.

Although many clinical studies document a relationship between gambling and suicidality, evidence of this association in general population surveys has been mixed. Probing this association in a nationally representative sample of young adults with data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, we made same gender comparisons of depression and suicidality between 298 at-risk ga...

Risk Perception of Pregnancy Promotes Disapproval ofGestational Surrogacy: Analysis of a Nationally Representative Opinion Survey in Japan

Health Literacy Impact on National Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure

Background Health literacy presents an enormous challenge in the delivery of effective healthcare and quality outcomes. We evaluated the impact of low health literacy (LHL) on healthcare utilization and healthcare expenditure.   Methods Database analysis used Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) from 2005-2008 which provides nationally representative estimates of healthcare utilization and e...

Heterogeneity of the Link between Depression and Self-Esteem Based on Race

Background: Although the association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. Objectives: Using a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, we explored whether or not race alters the association between MDD and self-esteem. Materials and Methods: Data came...