A Suicide Epidemic in an American Indian Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4657683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tower, Tower Tower (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-44 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-5394 • E-ISSN: 1533-7731 |
| Publisher | Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5820/aian.0301.1989.34 |
| PMID | 2490221 |
| OpenAlex | W1971774211 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
Suicide among American Indians has long been a concern for public health professionals and the communities which suffer these losses. The focus on suicide among American Indian adolescents is more recent and has engendered a great deal of apprehension about the forces that impinge upon the lives of these young people. In particular, the epidemic-like occurrence of teenage suicide and suicide attempts has increased general awareness of this problem
Apprehension · Criminology · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Public health · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2021 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |