Gender roles, suicide attempts, and substance abuse.
In this article, the focus is on a comparison of suicide attempts and substance abuse in the United States. It is argued that suicide attempts and substance abuse may function as psychologically equivalent but gender-specialized forms of self-injurious behaviors. Possible explanations for the gender segregation of suicide attempts and substance abuse are reviewed, and the benefits of crossover theories and treatments are presented.
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Department of Psychology, University of Vermont.
D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*