Citation

Millard J. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Ment. Health Nurs. 1995; 4(4): 181-189.

Affiliation

Central Sydney Area Health Service, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9086933

Abstract

The most common suicide theories share a widely recognized set of social factors that contribute to suicide and suicide attempts. This paper discusses additional suicide risk factors that affect the gay and lesbian community such as: discrimination, gay adolescence, coming out, establishment of a gay identity, HIV/AIDS, intrapersonal stressors, drugs and alcohol, racial/ethnic factors and limited support structures. Poor awareness of these additional risks, both within mainstream society and within the gay and lesbian community, is also discussed. A review of the literature is conducted that examines the impact of these risk factors and the implications of these issues to mental health nursing.

Language: en