Increased Risk of Suicide Attempts Among Black and Latino Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals.

• Autores: Shannon O'Donnell, Ilan H Meyer, Sharon Schwartz
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 101, Nº. 6, 2011, págs. 1055-1059
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Members of racial/ethnic minority groups have a lower lifetime prevalence than have Whites of mental disorders, a risk factor for suicide attempts; paradoxically, however, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) ethnic minority youths may be at increased risk for suicide attempts relative to White LGB youths. We found that the increased risk of suicide attempts among racial/ethnic minority LGB respondents in our sample relative to White respondents was not explained by excess youth onset of depression and substance abuse or by a higher susceptibility to suicide in the racial/ethnic minority LGB group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]