title: Increased risk of suicide attempts among Black and Latino lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals.
abstract: Members of racial/ethnic minority groups have a lower lifetime prevalence than have Whites of mental disorders, a risk factor for suicide attempts; paradoxically, however, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) ethnic minority youths may be at increased risk for suicide attempts relative to White LGB youths. We found that the increased risk of suicide attempts among racial/ethnic minority LGB respondents in our sample relative to White respondents was not explained by excess youth onset of depression and substance abuse or by a higher susceptibility to suicide in the racial/ethnic minority LGB group.
authors.affiliation: École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Shannon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: Ilan H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D044383:Black People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009519:New York City; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American