Prevalence and correlates of lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among Latino subgroups in the United States

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 572-581

  Fortuna, Lisa R ^a   Perez, Debra Joy ^a,d   Canino, Glorisa ^b   Sribney, William ^c   Alegria, Margarita ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c Third Way Statistical Consulting ^*  (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247525460     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v68n0413     Document Type: Article

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