Patterns of suicide among Mexican Americans and Anglos, 19602?1980

Hoppe, Sue Keir; Martin, Harry W.

doi:10.1007/bf00578747

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“…Reported suicide rates are lower in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Mexico than in the United States (36). Furthermore, the suicide rate for Hispanics in the United States is almost one-half that for non-Hispanic whites (18,37,38). Although the relationship between suicide rate and major depression has not been addressed in these studies, Hoppe and Martin (37) offered the concepts of familism and fatalism as contributors to lower suicide rates among Hispanics.…”

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Ethnic and Sex Differences in Suicide Rates Relative to Major Depression in the United States

Oquendo¹,

Ellis²,

Greenwald³

et al. 2001

AJP

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Ethnic and Sex Differences in Suicide Rates Relative to Major Depression in the United States

Oquendo¹,

Ellis²,

Greenwald³

et al. 2001

AJP

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“…For example, putative protective factors against suicidal behavior in Latino groups include being of Catholic faith with frequent church attendance; familism, that is the supportive quality of the Latino family; and fatalism, the belief that one's life is predetermined by fate, placing one's life in external control (Hoppe and Martin, 1986;Hovey and King, 1997;Sorenson and Golding, 1988a).…”

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Protective Factors Against Suicidal Behavior in Latinos

Oquendo

Dragatsi²,

Harkavy‐Friedman³

et al. 2005

Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

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Latinos appear to be relatively protected against suicidal behavior, but the factors that mediate this effect are not known. Some protective factors may be related to cultural constructs that provide a buffer against suicidal behavior in the face of psychiatric illness. We sought to determine whether the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFLI) might capture protective factors against suicidal behavior in Latinos and non-Latinos. Patients with major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia were interviewed regarding their depressive symptomatology and lifetime history of suicidal behavior. The RFLI, which measures protective factors against suicidal acts, was also administered. Multivariate analyses were used to assess the relationship between suicide measures, ethnicity, and selected clinical and demographic variables. Although Latinos and non-Latinos did not differ significantly in attempter status (attempter/nonattempter), number of attempts, or suicide intent, Latinos reported significantly less suicidal ideation and made less lethal attempts. On the RFLI, Latinos scored significantly higher on subscales regarding survival and coping beliefs, responsibility to family, and moral objections to suicide, possibly reflective of cultural norms endorsed by Latino groups. Multivariate analyses suggested that although being Latino was independently associated with less suicidal ideation, other suicidal behaviors held a stronger relationship to moral objections to suicide and survival and coping skills than to ethnicity. Self-identification as Latino may be associated with espousing cultural constructs that mediate protective effects against suicidal behavior. Constructs identified in the RFLI may protect Latinos from acting on suicidal thoughts, affecting moral objections to suicide and survival and coping beliefs. Further studies to elucidate the impact of these factors on suicidal behavior and their relationship to specific cultural constructs would be of interest.

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“…The present review focuses on studies of suicide among Mexican‐Americans, since they are the largest Hispanic subgroup in the United States (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1981) and in the present study. Few studies have examined suicide among Mexican‐Americans (e.g., Hatcher & Hatcher, 1975; Hoppe & Martin, 1986; Loya, 1976; Reynolds, Kalish, & Farberow, 1975; Smith, Mercy, & Warren, 1985). All of these studies report suicide rates for Mexican‐Americans far below those for non‐Hispanic whites.…”

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Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Hispanics and Non‐Hispanic Whites: Demographic and Psychiatric Disorder Issues

Sorenson

Golding

1988

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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This study examined the lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts in a community sample of 1,425 Hispanics and 1,309 non-Hispanic whites. The relationship between psychiatric disorder (as assessed by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, or DIS) and suicide ideation and attempts was also examined. Fewer Hispanics reported suicide ideation (8.8% vs. 18.9%; p less than .001) and suicide attempts (3.2% vs. 5.1%; p less than .001) than non-Hispanic whites. More women of both ethnic groups reported suicide attempts than men of either ethnic group (p less than .001). Disrupted marital bonds were typically associated with higher rates of ideation and attempts. Individuals with any DIS diagnosis were more than four times as likely to think about killing themselves (p less than .01) and more than seven times as likely to attempt suicide (p less than .01) as those without a psychiatric disorder.

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Patterns of suicide among Mexican Americans and Anglos, 19602?1980

Cited by 24 publications

References 12 publications

Ethnic and Sex Differences in Suicide Rates Relative to Major Depression in the United States

Ethnic and Sex Differences in Suicide Rates Relative to Major Depression in the United States

Protective Factors Against Suicidal Behavior in Latinos

Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Hispanics and Non‐Hispanic Whites: Demographic and Psychiatric Disorder Issues

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