Poverty and Suicidal Ideation Among Hispanic Mental Health Care Patients Leading up to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Suicide rates have risen in Hispanic communities since 2015, and poverty rates among Hispanics often exceed the national average. Suicidality is a complex phenomenon. Mental illness may not alone explain whether suicidal thoughts or behaviors will occur; it remains uncertain how poverty affects suicidality among Hispanic persons with known mental health conditions. Our objective was to examine whether poverty was associated with suicidal ideation among Hispanic mental healthcare patients from 2016 to 2019. Methods: We used de-identified electronic health record (EHR) data from Holmusk, captured using the MindLinc EHR system. Our analytic sample included 4,718 Hispanic patient-year observations from 13 states. Holmusk uses deep-learning natural language processin

SUBMITTER: Goldstein EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271853 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature