TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The association between homelessness and suicidal ideation and behaviors: results of a cross-sectional survey
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Goering, P.
A1  - Wasylenki, D.
A1  - Links, Paul
A1  - Rhodes, Anne E.
A1  - Tolomiczenko, George
A1  - Langley, John Desmond
A1  - Eynan, Rahel
SP  - 418
EP  - 427
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
N2  - This study was carried out with three goals: (1) to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among the homeless; (2) to determine what aspects of homelessness predict suicidality, and (3) to determine which aspects remain predictive after controlling for key covariates, such as mental illness. A sample of 330 homeless adults were interviewed. Sixty-one percent of the study sample reported suicidal ideation and 34% had attempted suicide. Fifty-six percent of the men and 78% of the women reported prior suicidal ideation, while 28 percent of the men and 57% of the women had attempted suicide. Childhood homelessness of at least 1 week without family members and periods of homelessness longer than 6 months were found to be associated with suicidal ideation. Psychiatric diagnoses were also associated with suicidality in this sample.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -