Citation

Paniagua FA. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2010; 16(2): 297-298.

Affiliation

University of Texas Medical Branch.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0013374

PMID

20438169

Abstract

Reviews the book, Suicide among racial and ethnic minority groups by Frederick T. L. Leong and Mark M. Leach. This book addresses the question of why some human beings kill themselves and what specific factors should be considered to prevent suicide. It also addresses those questions with emphasis on five groups that have received little attention in suicidology research, namely, African American, Asian American, Latino and Latina, Native American, and Pacific Islander populations (Paniagua, 2005). This is a well-integrated edited book across three sections. The first section is about theories and models of suicide. The second section is an excellent summary of suicidal behavior across the five major racial/ethnic groups in the United States cited above. The third and final section of the book is an excellent summary of prevention, testing and assessment, treatment, training, and further research issue involving the five groups discussed in prior chapters. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).

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