Do sociocultural factors predict suicidality among persons of African descent living in the U.S.?

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-217

  Walker, Rheeda L ^a   Utsey, Shawn O ^b   Bolden, Mark A ^b   Williams III, Otis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African descent; Socio cultural; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 18444390895     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110590904043     Document Type: Article

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