12-Month and lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among black adolescents in the national survey of American life

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-282

  Sean, Joe ^a   Baser, Raymond S ^b   Neighbors, Harold W ^c   Caldwell, Cleopatra H ^c   Jackson, James S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Institute for Social Research

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Blacks; Psychiatric disorders; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62849124066     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e318195bccf     Document Type: Article

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