Suicide, adolescents and Puerto Rico.
Bol Asoc Med P R
; 92(1-3): 22-9, 2000.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10846285
Suicide is a multifactoral phenomena. This article reviews the recent literature and attempts to identify those factors which have particular relevance for Puerto Rican adolescents. Risk factors that correlate highly with the Puerto Rican experience include homosexuality, due to the hostility that the person may experience, depression, gender, prevalence of psychiatric disorders, lack of social integration and social skills, military experience, cultural and religious factors, alcoholism, substance abuse and unemployment/poverty. The literature reviewed indicates that the Puerto Rican adolescent male is in a high risk group for suicide and that the risk increases with age, sexual preference, dysfunction in the family and substance abuse.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Suicídio
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Comportamento do Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bol Asoc Med P R
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Porto Rico