Risk factors for suicidal behaviors among Filipino Americans

A data mining approach

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9055308
AutoresX Wang (0009-0006-8109-1996, University of Nottingham), Yusuke Kuroki, Mark Sumner (0000-0001-7763-646X), Dave Thomas
Año2015
Volumen85
Número1
Páginas34-42
Fecha de publicación2015-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/ort0000018
PMID25110976
OpenAlexW25110976
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7

Filipino Americans have lower suicide rates than other Asian ethnic groups. The present study examined risk factors for suicide ideation and attempt among Filipino Americans with random forest. The data were from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study (Takeuchi, 2011). The results showed that the important predictors for suicide ideation were depressive disorder, substance use disorder, and years in the United States. The important predictors for suicide attempt were the number of family relatives and family conflict. Clinicians are advised to investigate familial and cultural factors among Filipino Americans. How family and cultural factors may affect suicidal behaviors were further discussed

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