The lead authors of the study from UT Arlington are Drs. Philip Baiden and Catherine LaBrenz. (IMAGE)
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“What we found was that the perception of being overweight has a much stronger effect of suicidal ideation than the objective measure of weight,” said Philip Baiden, an associate professor of social work at UTA and lead author of the study.
Dr. Baiden conducted the research with fellow UTA social work Associate Professor Catherine LaBrenz, along with researchers from UT Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Florida International University, New York University, Simmons University and the University of Ghana.
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