Is BMI or weight status associated with major depressive disorder, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts in the general population?
BMI and weight status are associated with major depression and suicidal behaviors in the general population.
Differences in BMI, or weight status, were associated with the probability of past-year major depression, suicide attempts, and suicide ideation. Longitudinal studies are needed to differentiate the causal pathways and mechanisms linking physical and psychiatric conditions.
Carpenter et al. (Tue,) studied this question.