TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Prevalence of moderate and acute suicidal ideation among a national sample of tribal college and university students 2014-2015 JO - Archives of suicide research A1 - Parker, Myra A1 - Duran, Bonnie A1 - Rhew, Isaac A1 - Magarati, Maya A1 - Egashira, Leo A1 - Larimer, Mary A1 - Donovan, Dennis SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship between suicide risk and hazardous drinking, depression, and anxiety, adjusting for demographics, among tribal college students across the United States.

METHODS: We invited tribal college students enrolled in 22 tribal colleges from fall 2014 and 2015 to participate in the Creating Campus Change study, a cross-sectional online/paper survey assessing alcohol use patterns and mental health outcomes. 3,239 students participated in the survey, yielding a response rate of 31.3%. We assessed alcohol use, depression, and general anxiety, along with demographic characteristics. We used the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview to assess suicide risk.

RESULTS: 8.5% indicated moderate or high suicide risk. In the final adjusted model, moderate/high depression was significantly associated with moderate/high suicide risk (OR = 6.64; 3.91-11.28, p < 0.001), as was moderate/high general anxiety (OR = 2.80; 1.58-4.97, p < 0.001), and moderate/high hazardous drinking (OR = 2.09; 1.19-3.66, p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: Students attending tribal colleges who report moderate/high levels of depression, anxiety, or hazardous drinking have a greater risk of suicidality. Identifying factors buffering the risk of suicidality could support policy changes necessary to address this critical public health issue.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1381-1118 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1691691 ID - ref1 ER -