Correlates to Lifetime Suicide Attempts, Thoughts, and Planning Behaviors Among African American Transgender Individuals

Transgender individuals are at increased risk for suicidal behaviors. We estimated lifetime suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts within a national sample of African American transgender individuals (n = 790). Using data from the 2015 US Transgender Survey, we found that 33.5% of these individuals had thought about attempting suicide at least once, 20.0% had planned to attempt suicide, and 38.0% had attempted suicide. Significant differences were found in regard to demographics and lifetime substance use; individuals who experienced intimate partner violence and used alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs were at the highest risk for attempting suicide. Our findings may assist health professionals in creating interventions designed to prevent suicide in this underserved and vulnerable population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

The journal of primary prevention - 41(2020), 6 vom: 20. Dez., Seite 487-501

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Andrew Yockey, R [VerfasserIn]
King, Keith A [VerfasserIn]
Vidourek, Rebecca A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Behavioral health
Journal Article
Suicide
Transgender health

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Date Completed 07.09.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10935-020-00613-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316486086