Suicide among indigenous peoples: a cross-cultural perspective.
The study of suicide in indigenous peoples is explored in different nations, both within nations containing many types of indigenous peoples and also across cultures. Some illustrations are given of how studies of indigenous peoples can be used both to test existing theories of suicide and generate new theories of suicide.
Lester
David
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Department of Psychology, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044382:Population Groups; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology*