@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among Hispanic subgroups in the United States: 1991-1992 and 2001-2002",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="2011",
author="Baca-Garcia, Enrique and Pérez-Rodríguez, Maria de Las Mercedes and Keyes, Katherine M. and Oquendo, Maria A. and Hasin, Deborah S. and Grant, Bridget F. and Blanco, Carlos",
volume="45",
number="4",
pages="512-518",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.09.004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.09.004"
}