Farmer Mental Health Publications

  • Tractors, Talk, Mindset, Mantras, Detachment, and Distraction: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Coping Strategies Used by Farmers in Canada.

    Thompson, R., Hagen, B. N., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2023). Tractors, Talk, Mindset, Mantras, Detachment, and Distraction: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Coping Strategies Used by Farmers in Canada. Sustainability, 15(11), 8566.

  • "An Incredible Amount of Stress Before You Even Put a Shovel in the Ground": A Mixed Methods Analysis of Farming Stressors in Canada

    Thompson, R., Hagen, B. N., Lumley, M. N., Winder, C. B., Gohar, B., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2023). “An Incredible Amount of Stress before You Even Put a Shovel in the Ground”: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Farming Stressors in Canada. Sustainability, 15(8), 6336.

  • Mental Health and Substance Use of Farmers in Canada during COVID-19

    Thompson, R., Hagen, B. N., Lumley, M. N., Winder, C. B., Gohar, B., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2022). Mental Health and Substance Use of Farmers in Canada during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), 13566.

  • “Farmers Aren’t into the Emotions and Things, Right?”: A Qualitative Exploration of Motivations and Barriers for Mental Health Help-Seeking among Canadian Farmers

    Hagen, B. N., Sawatzky, A., Harper, S. L., O’Sullivan, T. L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2021). “Farmers Aren’t into the Emotions and Things, Right?”: A Qualitative Exploration of Motivations and Barriers for Mental Health Help-Seeking among Canadian Farmers. Journal of agromedicine, 1-11.

  • What Impacts Perceived Stress among Canadian Farmers? A Mixed-Methods Analysis

    Hagen, B. N., Sawatzky, A., Harper, S. L., O’Sullivan, T. L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2021). What Impacts Perceived Stress among Canadian Farmers? A Mixed-Methods Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7366.

  • Stress, anxiety, depression, and resilience in Canadian farmers

    Jones-Bitton, A., Best, C., MacTavish, J., Fleming, S., & Hoy, S. (2020). Stress, anxiety, depression, and resilience in Canadian farmers. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 55(2), 229-236.

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of depression among farming populations worldwide

    Hagen, B. N., Winder, C. B., Wootten, J., McMullen, C. K., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2020). A systematic review and meta-analysis of depression among farming populations worldwide. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(24), 9376.

  • Tailored mental health literacy training improves mental health knowledge and confidence among canadian farmers

    Hagen, B. N., Harper, S. L., O’Sullivan, T. L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2020). Tailored mental health literacy training improves mental health knowledge and confidence among canadian farmers. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(11), 3807.

  • Research trends in farmers’ mental health: A scoping review of mental health outcomes and interventions among farming populations worldwide

    Hagen, B. N., Albright, A., Sargeant, J., Winder, C. B., Harper, S. L., O’Sullivan, T. L., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2019). Research trends in farmers’ mental health: A scoping review of mental health outcomes and interventions among farming populations worldwide. PLoS One, 14(12), e0225661.

  • Farmer burnout in Canada

    Jones-Bitton, A., Hagen, B., Fleming, S. J., & Hoy, S. (2019). Farmer burnout in Canada. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(24), 5074.

  • Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence of depression among farmers and agriculturalists worldwide

    Wootten, J., Hagen, B., Winder, C., & Jones-Bitton, A. (2018). Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence of depression among farmers and agriculturalists worldwide.

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