Suicide among indigenous peoples: the usefulness of the Human Relations Area Files.
The present note describes the resource for studying suicide in indigenous peoples provided by the Human Relations Area Files and describes three ways in which these files can illuminate suicidal behavior: testing theories of suicide, exploring the linguistics of suicide, and challenging myths about suicide.
Lester
David
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Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA. lesterd@stockton.edu
D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007802:Language; D044382:Population Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012042:Registries; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data