Sexual orientation and risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults

Citation

Silva, Tony; Silenzio, V. M.; Pena, J. B.; Duberstein, P. R.; Cerel, J.; & Know, K. L. (2007). Sexual orientation and risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents and young adults. American Journal of Public Health. vol. 97 (11) pp. 2017-2019

Abstract

Same-gender sexual orientation has been repeatedly shown to exert an independent influence on suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, suggesting that risk factors and markers may differ in relative importance between lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals and others. Analyses of recent data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health revealed that lesbian, gay, and bisexual respondents reported higher rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts than did heterosexual respondents and that drug use and depression were associated with adverse outcomes among heterosexual respondents but not among lesbian, gay, and bisexual respondents.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2006.095943

Keyword(s)

Suicide

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

American Journal of Public Health

Author(s)

Silva, Tony
Silenzio, V. M.
Pena, J. B.
Duberstein, P. R.
Cerel, J.
Know, K. L.

Year Published

2007

Volume Number

97

Issue Number

11

Pages

2017-2019

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2006.095943

Reference ID

643