TY - JOUR PY - 2006// TI - Introduction: Suicidal Behaviors in the African American Community JO - Journal of Black psychology A1 - Molock, Sherry Davis A1 - Crosby, Alexander E. SP - 253 EP - 261 VL - 32 IS - 3 N2 - 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.
LA - SN - 0095-7984 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095798406290552 ID - ref1 ER -