SOCIAL CORRELATES OF AMERICAN-INDIAN SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES

Authors
LESTER D
Citation
D. Lester, SOCIAL CORRELATES OF AMERICAN-INDIAN SUICIDE AND HOMICIDE RATES, American Indian and Alaska native mental health research, 6(3), 1995, pp. 46-55
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
American Indian and Alaska native mental health research → ACNP
ISSN journal
08935394
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
46 - 55
Database
ISI
SICI code
0893-5394(1995)6:3<46:SCOASA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The state suicide rates of American Indians in 1980 showed a very diff erent pattern of associations with state social variables than did the state suicide rates of Whites. In contrast, the homicide fates had si milar associations, in particular with an index of social instability. The implications of these findings for theory are examined, and sugge stions made for further research.