Resource Tag: WHITES

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The goal of this study was to determine whether clinically depressed, healthy-weight, overweight, & obese females would differ significantly on self-esteem & suicide risk measures. 165 clinically depressed females completed the self-esteem rating scale and the suicide risk scale. Depressed, obese White American females had significantly lower self-esteem & increased suicide risk than depressed healthy-weight […]

The authors performed a meta-analysis on a total of 898 patients & 1179 controls, in addition to a local association study in 147 consecutively recruited suicide attempters & 326 healthy control subjects. They observed a nonsignificant higher frequency of the tryptophan hydroxylase intron 7 A218 allele in their local group. The meta-analysis showed a weak […]

The aim of this study was to compare African American & Caucasian substance dependent suicide attempters for risk factors for suicidal behavior. 158 African American & 95 Caucasian substance dependent patients who had attempted suicide were interviewed & their family history of suicidal behavior recorded. The African American attempters had significantly lower childhood emotional neglect […]

This letter briefly discusses the relationship between divorce & suicide rates. The purpose of this communication is to assess the magnitude of the differentials in suicide risk between divorced men & women, & explore possible reasons that might explain these disparities. (5 refs)

This document summarizes the findings of a study by L Morales et al., regarding disparities in the health of Hispanics & Whites. Among their findings, researchers noted that non-Hispanic Whites had higher mortality rates than Hispanics for a variety of causes, including suicide.

This study examines longitudinal mental health service use patterns of a school-based sample of adolescents. Based on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale scores, a stratified sample of middle-school students was interviewed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders & Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children. Service use decreased over time. Under-treatment of youth with psychiatric diagnoses […]

This article briefly reports that in 1980, suicide & homicide rates for Native Americans by state (in the 48 continental states) were not associated with the suicide & homicide rates for white adults. (1 ref)

This study examines social strains contributing to suicidal behavior among adolescents by race. Results support the presence of process differences & delineate the specific nature of these differences. The authors discuss the results in terms of their theoretical & interventionist implications for the contextual nature of suicide among adolescents.

To see if suicide attitudes might be softened by extenuating circumstances such as terminal illness, 192 African American & European American women imagined themselves in one of 4 extenuating circumstances, then completed measures of suicide acceptability & religiosity. Both groups reported a greater likelihood of suicide when imagining depression, regardless of religiosity. Religiosity, but not […]

This chapter focuses on lethal violence in the United States. The authors offer a new perspective of Southern violence, one that focuses on regional differences in the suicide-homicide ratio instead of high homicide rates. A suggested advantage of this perspective is that it transcends the ongoing debate between proponents of structural & cultural explanations of […]

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 […]

This paper compares a large number of white & black patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals in New York state in relation to the frequency of suicidal problems. There were significant demographic but not clinical differences between the two groups. Although youth was an overall indicator of greater risk of suicidal problems, young black males were […]

This article examined which states had higher rates of suicide & homicide for American Indians, & whether these rates were associated with indices of social integration. Based on official government statistics from 48 contiguous, continental states in 1980, the author concluded that poorer/less urban states had higher suicide rates & states with greater social instability […]

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of dieting & investigate clusters of risk behaviors among adolescents. From a survey sample, 19.2% were classified as extreme, 43.2% as moderate dieters, & 37.2% as nondieters. Extreme dieters were more likely use alcohol, cigarettes &/or marijuana, & to attempt suicide, & were less likely […]

The annual workshop, entitled “Questions & Answers in Lethal & Non-lethal Violence” was held June 13-17, 1993, at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

The meeting, entitled “Lethal Violence,” took place June 11-14, 1995, in Ottawa, Canada.

The meeting, entitled “The Nature of Homicide: Trends & Changes,” occurred June 9-12, 1996, in Santa Monica California.

In order to urge the need for more, scientific study of suicide in the African-American community that will explain the many paradoxes & inconsistencies in the current literature, this article presents the reader with some of the often mystifying data on suicide in this segment of the American population. The authors seek to highlight some […]

The authors compared data on suicidal behavior among African-American & European-American male & female adolescents from the 1991-2001 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Similarities & differences between the two groups are discussed. (3 refs)

Psychosocial buffers were evaluated for their relative contributions to adolescents’ perceived risk for suicide. African American & White adolescents rated the likelihood that they would die by suicide & were measured for standardised buffers. Orthodoxy – commitment to core beliefs – emerged as the single strongest correlate after controlling for the effects of other buffers. […]

Discusses mortality trends among Blacks, as compared to Whites. The author argues that suicide is the only cause of death for which Blacks, both male & female, have lower age-adjusted rates than Whites, although suicide rates are on the rise.

To evaluate the potential carcinogenic effects of formaldehyde, the authors examined the proportionate mortality experience of embalmers licensed to practice in California. Mortality was significantly elevated for total cancer, arteriosclerotic heart disease, & suicide. (18 refs)