Racial/ethnic, spiritual/religious, and sexual orientation influences on suicidal behaviors

Résumé

Race/ethnicity, spirituality/religious affiliation, and sexual orientation increasingly are being examined as related to mental health. This chapter focuses our attention on the link between these key cultural Actors and suicidal Ideation, attempts, and completions. Particular attention is given to intrapersonal, social and situational, and cultural and environmental risk and protective factors associated with suicidal behavior among African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans/Alaska Natives, as well as the association between both spirituality/religiosity and sexual orientation and suicide risk and the expressions of suicidal behavior. The last section reviews the implications of these cultural factors for prevention and intervention efforts with suicidal persons and offers recommendations for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved) ÉTATS-UNIS IDÉATION TENTATIVE SUICIDE-COMPLÉTÉ AFRO-AMÉRICAIN LATINO-AMÉRICAIN ASIO-AMÉRICAIN AUTOCHTONE CULTURE ETHNICITÉ FACTEUR-RISQUE FACTEUR-PROTECTION SPIRITUALITÉ CROYANCE HOMOSEXUALITÉ ÉPIDÉMIOLOGIE CHRISTIANISME JUDAISME ISLAMISME BOUDDHISME