Suicide Attempts Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in a Nationally Representative Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evaluate suicide attempt prevalence and potentially related sociodemographic and psychiatric factors among racial and ethnic groups.

Methods

Between 2012 and 2013, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) conducted semi-structured interviews with 36,309 adults in the USA. We identified lifetime suicide attempt prevalence and significant predictors for each racial/ethnic group using stratified logistic regressions. Analyses were exploratory without a priori hypotheses.

Results

Asian/Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander and Black individuals had the lowest prevalence of suicide attempts while Alaska Native/American Indian and White individuals had the highest prevalence. Identifying as female and meeting criteria f

SUBMITTER: Carter SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8294284 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature