Citation

Crosby AE, Molock SD. J. Black Psychol. 2006; 32(3): 253-261.

Affiliation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA; George Washington University USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Association of Black Psychologists, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0095798406290552

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article reviews the risk and protective factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the African American community. The authors provide a brief review of the history of suicide research in African American communities and critique some of the paradigms and underlying assumptions that have made it difficult to address the problem of suicidal behaviors in the African American community. The article also summarizes the articles that are presented in this special edition of the Journal of Black Psychology on suicidality in the African American community.