Major discriminatory events and suicidal thoughts and behaviors amongst Black Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 263, Issue , 2020, Pages 47-53

  Oh, Hans ^a   Waldman, Kyle ^a   Koyanagi, Ai ^b,c   Anderson, Riana ^d   DeVylder, Jordan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

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

^e FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Black Americans; Discrimination; Suicidal ideation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85078568678     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.128     Document Type: Article

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