Suicidal ideation among American Indian youths

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-190

  Yoder, Kevin A ^a   Whitbeck, Les B ^b   Hoyt, Dan R ^b   LaFromboise, Teresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian youths; Discrimination; Enculturation; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FANTASY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FANTASY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 33645797640     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110600558240     Document Type: Review

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