TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Suicidal ideation among American Indian youths
JO  - Archives of suicide research
A1  - Yoder, Kevin A.
A1  - Whitbeck, Les B.
A1  - Hoyt, Dan R.
A1  - Lafromboise, Teresa
SP  - 177
EP  - 190
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examined correlates of suicidal ideation among 212 American Indian youth who lived on or near three reservations in the upper Midwestern United States. The youths were, on average, 12 years old, and 9.5% reported current thoughts about killing themselves. Females were over 2 times more likely than males to think about suicide. Multivariate logistic regression results indicated that gender, enculturation, negative life events, perceived discrimination, self-esteem, and drug use were related to the likelihood of thinking about suicide. Drug use was the strongest correlate of suicidal ideation, and both enculturation and perceived discrimination emerged as important culturally specific variables. It was suggested that suicide prevention programs should draw on the strengths of American Indian culture.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1381-1118
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811110600558240
ID  - ref1
ER  -