Risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior in abused African American women.

Abstract

This study examined risk and protective factors that differentiate low-income, abused African American women (N = 200) who attempted suicide from those who had never made a suicide attempt. Results from multivariate analyses revealed that numerous and/or severe negative life events, a history of child maltreatment, high levels of psychological distress and depression, hopelessness about the future, and alcohol and drug problems were factors associated with attempter status. Protective factors associated with nonattempter status included hopefulness, self-efficacy, coping skills, social support, and effectiveness in obtaining material resources. Culturally competent intervention approaches for abused women should target increasing their protective factors and reducing their risk factors to decrease the likelihood that these women engage in suicidal behavior.

The impact of psychoticism on perceived hassles, depression, hostility, and hopelessness in non-psychiatric African Americans

“…In the first study, participants (n=200) consisted of African American women, aged 18-59 years, who had reported experiencing intimate partner violence within the past year on a revised version of the Universal Violence Prevention Screening Protocol (Dutton et al, 1996;Kaslow et al, 2002;Thompson et al, 2002;Heron et al, 2003). Cases included 100 women who were seen at the hospital after a nonfatal suicide attempt, and controls included 100 women who came to one of three medical walk-in clinics at the same hospital for non-emergency medical problems Thompson et al, 2002).…”

Emotional changes and Inmunoglobulin A (IgA) after psychological treatment in women victims of domestic violence

“…En las mujeres víctimas de violencia doméstica es frecuente la presencia de depresión, que puede presentar diferentes cuadros de acuerdo a la intensidad cuantitativa (Basile, Arias, Desai y Thompson, 2000;Patró, Corbalán y Limiñana, 2007); puede también aparecer ansiedad y trastorno por estrés postraumático Golding, 1999;Labrador, Fernández -Velasco y Rincón, 2006;Lang, Kennedy y Stein, 2002), aislamiento social, dependencia emocional del agresor y sintomatología somática (Echeburúa y Fernández-Montalvo, 1998;Lown, Schmidt y Wiley, 2006;Ulla et al, 2009 Igualmente, se encuentran tendencias suicidas, abuso de alcohol y/o drogas, trastornos del sueño, disfunción social, alteraciones en la alimentación y disfunciones en la conducta sexual (Golding, 1999;Kaslow et al, 2002;Martinez, García-Linares y Pico-Alfonso, 2004;Street y Arias, 2001;Tuesca y Borda, 2003). Los datos apuntan hacia una elevada relación entre los intentos de suicidio y una historia de violencia doméstica según indican algunos autores (Sansone, Chu y Wiederman, 2007).…”

Suicide in the United States Air Force: Risk factors communicated before and at death

“…Several studies have highlighted the significant role of interpersonal risk factors in suicide (Brown et al, 2002;Felthous, 1997;Joiner et al, 2009;Kaslow et al, 2002). In Joiner's interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior (hereafter referred to as the interpersonal theory), he emphasizes the role of interpersonal predictors of suicide, specifically perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness (Joiner et al, 2009).…”