Lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in Asian Americans

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-30

  Cheng, Janice Ka Yan ^a   Fancher, Tonya L ^b   Ratanasen, Milin ^b   Conner, Kenneth R ^c   Duberstein, Paul R ^c   Sue, Stanley ^a   Takeuchi, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Discrimination; Ethnic identity; Family conflict; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649933048     PISSN: 19481985     EISSN: 19481993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018799     Document Type: Article

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