TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Suicidality in a sample of arctic households
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Haggarty, John M.
A1  - Cernovsky, Z.
A1  - Bedard, Michel
A1  - Merskey, H.
SP  - 699
EP  - 707
VL  - 38
IS  - 6
N2  - We investigated the association of suicidal ideation and behavior with depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse in a Canadian Arctic Inuit community. Inuit (N = 111) from a random sample of households completed assessments of anxiety and depression, alcohol abuse, and suicidality. High rates of suicidal ideation within the past week (43.6%), and suicide attempts within last 6 months (30%), were reported. Ideation was more frequent among younger persons, whereas those favoring local native language were less likely to report a wish to die. Higher overall suicidality scores were associated with higher anxiety, and alcohol abuse, but not with depression or gender. Implications for future research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2008.38.6.699
ID  - ref1
ER  -