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Depression and anxiety in the reindeer-herding Sami population of Sweden
Niclas Kaiser1, Per Sjölander, Annette Edin Liljegren
1Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Psychiatry, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden. niclas.kaiser@psychiat.umu.se
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to investigate symptoms and predicting factors of depression and anxiety among reindeer-herding Sami in Sweden.
Study Design:
A total of 319 reindeer-herding Sami (168 men, 151 women) were compared with urban and rural reference populations comprising 1,393 persons (662 men, 731 women).
Methods:
A cross-sectional questionnaire study on mental health, which included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Data were analysed with regard to population, gender, age group, education and work-related stress.
Results:
The Sami population disclosed higher mean values for both depression and anxiety than the reference groups, with Sami men reporting the highest rates. Work-related stress was associated with anxiety and depression in the Sami group.
Conclusions:
By comparing Sami men and women with reference groups of men and women living in urban and rural areas in northern Sweden, this study identified that reindeer-herding Sami men require special attention with regard to mental health problems.
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