Acculturation and Acculturative Stress as Indicators for Suicide Risk Among African Americans

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-391

  Walker, Rheeda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; acculturative stress; African Americans; suicide

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STRESS; SUICIDE;

ACCULTURATION; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HUMANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 34548837733     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.3.386     Document Type: Article

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