Person Factors Associated with Suicidal Behavior among African American Women and Men

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-22

  Kaslow, Nadine J ^a,h   Price, Ann Webb ^b   Wyckoff, Sarah ^c   Grall, Marnette Bender ^d   Sherry, Alissa ^e   Young, Sharon ^f   Scholl, Larry ^g   Upshaw, Venus Millington ^h   Rashid, Akil ⁱ   Jackson, Emily B ^a   Bethea, Kafi ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Atlanta Catholic Charities   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f Ancora Psychiatric Hospital   (United States)

^g MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^h GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

ⁱ DeKalb Community Service Board   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Low income; Risk factors; Suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGGRESSION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10744224071     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.10.1.5     Document Type: Review

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