Resource Tag: SYNDEMICS
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Evidence of syndemic effects influencing older transgender persons’ likelihood of contemplating suicide: Results from a large national study
Objectives Very little research has examined suicidal ideation or the factors associated with contemplating suicide among older transgender adults. This paper examines whether or not there is evidence of syndemic effects influencing suicidal ideation among transgender persons aged 50 or older. Methods Data from the 2015 U.S. National Transgender Survey were used to examine five domains […]
Nonmedical social determinants, syndemic conditions, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in a treatment-seeking community sample: A latent class analysis
Objective: Knowledge gaps remain regarding whether syndemic conditions identify treatment-seeking individuals most at risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB). We employed latent class analysis to: (1) model treatment-seeking individuals’ syndemic conditions, (2) examine latent classes across nonmedical social determinants, and (3) assess associations between class membership and STB. Method: Participants were 982 individuals presenting at a […]
Syndemic relationship of depressive symptoms, substance use, and suicidality in transgender youth: A cross‑sectional study using the U.S. youth risk behavior surveillance system
Purpose Syndemics are co-occurring epidemics that cluster within populations due to shared socio-structural factors and are often in populations with intersecting forms of vulnerability. Suicide, depression, and substance use all disproportionately affect transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. In this study, we test a syndemic model of the relationship between these three mental health conditions […]