Citation

Kuroki Y. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2014; 85(1): 34-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

10.1037/ort0000018

PMID

25110976

Abstract

Filipino Americans have lower suicide rates than other Asian ethnic groups. The present study examined risk factors for suicide ideation and attempt among Filipino Americans with random forest. The data were from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study (Takeuchi, 2011). The results showed that the important predictors for suicide ideation were depressive disorder, substance use disorder, and years in the United States. The important predictors for suicide attempt were the number of family relatives and family conflict. Clinicians are advised to investigate familial and cultural factors among Filipino Americans. How family and cultural factors may affect suicidal behaviors were further discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).

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