Citation

Baca-Garcia E, Pérez-Rodríguez MM, Keyes KM, Oquendo MA, Hasin DS, Grant BF, Blanco C. J. Psychiatr. Res. 2011; 45(4): 512-518.

Affiliation

New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital, Autonoma University, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.09.004

PMID

20937507

PMCID

PMC3032009

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of suicidal ideation/attempts among Hispanic subgroups in the US in 1991-1992 and 2001-2002, and identify high-risk groups. METHOD: Data were drawn from the 1991-1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey (NLAES, n = 42,862) and the 2001-2002 National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC, n = 43,093), two nationally representative surveys of individuals aged 18 years and older. RESULTS: 1) Puerto Ricans are the Hispanic ethnic subgroup with the highest rates of suicide attempts; 2) 45- to 64-year-old Puerto Rican women are a high-risk group for suicide attempts; 3) Over the 10 year period between the two surveys, the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts significantly increased among 18- to 24-year-old Puerto Rican women and Cuban men, and among 45- to 64-year-old Puerto Rican men. CONCLUSION: Hispanics in the US are not a homogeneous group. We identify high-risk groups among Hispanics. Specific interventions for subgroups of Hispanics at high risk for suicidal behaviors may be required.

Language: en