Resource Tag: ASIANS

This book is intended for clinicians & researchers who want to increase their consideration of cultural issues when working with suicidal clients or doing research in this area. The introduction discusses how culture affects suicide, suicide throughout history, definitions, risk indicators, assessment, prevention, crisis intervention, & counselling & psychotherapeutic approaches. The remaining chapters in the […]

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Bourne’s paper was presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, California, May 1970.

Scholars have based their understanding of college-student suicide in the United States largely on the study of European Americans, and therefore, its relevance to making culturally informed decisions with suicidal Asian American college students is unclear. This article explores aspects of suicide assessment potentially unique to Asian American college students and discusses possible ways to […]

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Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

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This article investigates service responses to women of South Asian background who have attempted suicide or self-harm within northwest England to outline policy challenges for adequate provision to this population. 4 main issues are discussed: 1) the impact of the contract culture on the form & structure of service provision; 2) limitations of current partnership […]

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This encyclopedia entry presents data concerning suicide & suicidal behaviors among Asian-Americans. Rates, age patterns, risk factors & methods associated with this population are discussed. (5 refs)

This study surveys the prevalence of major depressive disorder among Asian-Americans in the primary care setting. The results show that depression is a prevalent illness among Asian-Americans treated in this setting. The high suicide rate in mainland China is discussed in relation to these findings. (32 refs)

The authors review the scope & findings of a study intended to test the reliability & construct validity of the Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression Scale (CES-D) among a sample of Chinese American women living in Boston.

The authors examine differences in the death-related encounters, attitudes, & practices among Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, & Native Americans, & how they are influenced by cultural differences. They also consider some of the cautions that need to be observed in making claims about cultural differences in the field of death, dying & bereavement. […]

Perceived causes of suicide attempts were examined in 180 ethnic South Asian women living in the London area. The 3 factors endorsed most frequently & strongly as causes of suicide attempts in this population were violence by the husband, being trapped in an unhappy family situation, & depression. (44 refs)

This article investigates the attitudes towards suicide among Grade II secondary school pupils among 3 cultural groups in South Africa. It is found that suicide ideation, plans to commit suicide, & frequency of attempted suicide are highest among Asians, closely followed by Whites, & lowest among Black pupils. Further findings & implications for prevention program […]

Discusses two studies that collected information on inception rates of deliberate self-harm in the United Kingdom & reported that rates of attempted suicide are much higher among South Asian women, especially those aged 18-24. These rates were associated with high rates of cultural alienation & previous attempts. The implications of cultural conflict are discussed in […]

In this chapter, the author presents the broad findings of a study on suicide in San Francisco, 1987-1996, to illustrate some of the similarities & differences among racial/cultural/ethnic groups. The variation in the underlying meanings of completed suicide are then illustrated by discussing the beliefs & behaviours of many (not all) Chinese people. The chapter […]

Presentation made at “Suicide: Interplay of Genes and Environment”, an international meeting held May 10-12, 2000 at Ljubljana.