Resource Tag: HISPANIC AMERICANS

Migration to the United States was examined as a risk factor for suicidal behaviour among people of Mexican origin. Data was pooled from 2 nationally representative surveys in the United States & Mexico. Discrete time survival models were used to account for time-varying & time-invariant characteristics, including psychiatric disorders. Risk for suicide ideation was higher […]

This cross-sectional study uses multiple cause-of-death data from the American National Center for Health Statistics to assess whether race/ethnicity, psychiatric comorbidity documentation, & other decedent characteristics were associated with differential potential for suicide misclassification. Subjects were 105,946 white, black, & Hispanic residents, age 15 & older, who died between 2003-2005 & whose deaths were classified […]

Hsipanic soliders may be at a higher risk of psychopathologies due to extreme marginalization by their peers, lack of bilingual language management, & discrimination that can severely affect their quality of life. The relevant literature pertaining to suicidality in service members & the associated mental disorders is reviewed. Emphasis is made on the importance of […]

This study assessed the relation of physical activity with feelings of sadness & suicidal thoughts & behaviours among Hispanic & non-Hispanic white adolescents. 1870 Texas adolescents, ages 14-18, attending high school in Neuces County participated. More boys reported participating in physical activity than girls & more girls than boys reported feelings of sadness & considering […]

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Quantitative scales were developed to assess retrospectively in young adults the frequency of parental & caregiver reactions to a lesbian, gay, or bisexual orientation during adolescence. The survey was administered to a sample of 224 white & Latino young adults, aged 21-25. Higher rates of family rejection were significantly associated with poorer health outcomes. On […]

This article provides an update on the relationship between ethnicity & suicide ideation & attempts. It reviews the rates of suicide ideation & attempts across ethnic groups in the Untied States as well as the risk factors associated with suicide attempts in each ethnic group. Findings from published studies underscore the need to conduct large […]

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This study explored the health-related perceptions of Mexican-origin immigrant adolescents to inform the design of culturally & developmentally appropriate mental health services. This focused ethnography was guided by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework & symbolic interactionism. 14 adolescents were recruited from 2 non-health based community settings. 3 thematic categories were delineated: mentally healthy, mentally unhealthy, & promoting […]

The present study assessed newspaper reports of injuries affecting individuals with Spanish surnames & compared newspaper reports to hospital injury discharge data in 2 counties in Colorado. Motor vehicle crashes, assualt & legal intervention, & suicide & suicidal acts were counted. A higher proportion of people with Spanish surnames were reported in newspapers than expected […]

The prevalence of health risk behaviours from 4 domains (aggression & victimization, depression & suicide ideation, substance use, & sexual behaviour) were compared between Salvadoran & American Latino secondary school students aged 14-17 years. A secondary analysis was performed on two 1999 cross-sectional survey data. The prevalence rates for aggression/victimatization & for depression & suicide […]

This study investigated the relation between suicide attempts & immigration generation status using the Latino subset of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Findings revealed immigrant generation status was a determinant for suicide attempts, problematic alcohol use, repeated marijuana use, & repeated other drug use for Latino adolescents. American-born Latinos with immigrant parents were […]

The challenges & solutions in recruiting urban adolescent Latinas who had attempted suicide are described. Procedures for recruitment & participant protection were established but logistic obstacles emerged – program directors failed to support the research, therapists were slow to identify subjects & to meet inclusionary criteria, numbers of prospective participants were lower than originally calculated, […]

This presentation discussed a two-stage project that is assessing the mental health of Mexican migrant farmworkers in western Colorado. The first phase found 17.2% of 100 respondents had suicide ideation, 8.1% made plans about how they would take their life, & 7.1% had attempted suicide. In the second phase of the project, individuals at risk […]

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This study examined the structural correlates of Hispanic suicide at the metropolitan level using Mortality Multiple Cause-of-Death Records & 2000 census data. Competing hypotheses regarding the effects of immigration, assimilation, affluence, economic disadvantage, & ethnic inequality were tested. Findings point to multiple forces & complex relationships among social structure, culture, & Hispanic suicide. Findings also […]

This edited book includes chapters on: a cross-cultural theory of suicide; theories of suicide; suicide among African Americans; suicide risk in Hispanic adolescents; suicide among Asian Americans; suicide in indigenous peoples; suicide in Native American communities; prevention in American ethnic minority populations; testing & assessment; ethnic considerations in intervention & treatment with suicidal people; clinical […]

The authors posit high rates of suicidal behaviour by teenage Hispanic females reported in large-scale surveys can be understood as a cultural phenomenon, a product of specific elements of the history, tradition, ideology, or social norms of a particular society, & that treatment interventions must take family & cultural factors into consideration. The unique situation […]

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