ArticleSuicide & life-threatening behavior2015
The role of help-seeking in preventing suicide attempts among lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals.
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- Factors associated with help-seeking regarding sexual orientation concerns among Japanese gay and bisexual men: results from a cross-sectional survey.BMC research notes · 2024Article
- Previous mental health care and help-seeking experiences: Perspectives from sexual and gender minority survivors of near-fatal suicide attempts.Psychological services · 2024Article
- Suicidality and protective factors among sexual and gender minority youth and adults in Canada: a cross-sectional, population-based study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Change in suicidal ideation and associated factors among young adults in Hong Kong from 2018 to 2019: a latent transition analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- A longitudinal study examining the associations of bullying victimization and suicidal ideation among sexual minority adolescents.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2021Article
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts and Suicide Morbidity Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults in Colombia.LGBT health · 2021Article
- Suicidal Behavior and Coming Out Milestones in Three Cohorts of Sexual Minority Adults.LGBT health · 2021Article
- Family Belongingness Attenuates Entrapment and Buffers Its Association with Suicidal Ideation in a Sample of Dutch Sexual Minority Emerging Adults.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Questions of faith: Religious affiliations and suicidal ideation among sexual minority young adults.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2020Article
- Clergy Attitudes About Ways to Support the Mental Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Identity negotiation processes among Black and Latinx sexual minority young adult mental health service users.Journal of gay & lesbian social services · 2020Article
- Suicides Among Lesbian and Gay Male Individuals: Findings From the National Violent Death Reporting System.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
One possible approach to prevention of suicide attempts is to encourage help-seeking among individuals at risk. We assessed whether different forms of treatment were associated with lower odds of a suicide attempt in a diverse group of 388 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults aged 18-59, sampled from New York City venues. Of individuals who attempted suicide, 23% sought mental health or medical treatment and 14% sought religious or spiritual treatment prior to the suicide attempt. Black and Latino LGBs were underrepresented in mental health or medical treatment and Black LGBs were overrepresented in religious or spiritual treatment. Seeking mental health or medical treatment was not associated with lower odds of a suicide attempt; seeking religious or spiritual treatment was associated with higher odds of a suicide attempt. We discuss these results and posit hypotheses for further research of this understudied topic.
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