Download or read book Adolescent Development and Acculturation of Latina Suicide Attempters written by Carolina Hausmann-Stabile and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, approximately 15% of Latina adolescents in the United States attempt suicide (Center for Disease Control [CDC], 2012). Rates of suicide attempts among Latina adolescents have been historically higher than those of their non-Latina counterparts (CDC, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2003). Familial, cultural and developmental issues have been cited as critical aspects to understand Latina adolescents' suicidal behavior (Zayas, Lester, Cabassa, & Fortuna, 2005). Prior research explaining the high incidence of suicide attempts among Latina teens has focused primarily on familial processes and parent-daughter conflicts (Gulbas, Nolle, Hausmann-Stabile, Kuhlberg, Peña ... Baumann, 2011; Peña, Kuhlberg, Zayas, Bauman, Gulbas ... Nolle, 2011; Zayas, Gulbas, Fedoravicius, & Cabassa, 2010; Zayas, Hausmann-Stabile & Kuhlberg, 2011), and on Latino cultural values that shape the girls' suicidal behavior (Nolle, Gulbas, Kuhlberg, & Zayas, 2012; Zayas & Gulbas, 2012). Although this literature has increased the understanding of this phenomenon, it has not differentiated Latina adolescent suicide attempters from non-attempters. Thus, the question of why so many Latina teens attempt suicide remains unanswered. Acculturation and development have been suggested to be at the core of the adaptation problems of Latina adolescents (Cervantes & Cordova, 2011), and acculturation is a hypothesized precursor of some of their behavioral and mental health problems (De la Rosa, 2002; Gonzales, Knight, Morgan-Lopez, Saenz, & Sirolli, 2002; Rogler, Cortes, & Malgady, 1991). Even though adolescent development and acculturation are hypothesized to be related to the suicide attempts of Latina adolescents (Zayas et al., 2005), the process by which these factors impact suicidal behavior has not been empirically explored. This research project is focused on understanding the role played by adolescent development and acculturation in Latina teens' suicide attempts, illustrating this process and their integration, and the role they play in the girls' suicidal behavior. The conceptual model informing this project is anchored in minority youth development theories suggesting that in addition to the normative developmental challenges that all adolescents face, children of immigrant backgrounds must acculturate to the host society (Phinney, 1990; Smolowski & Bacallao, 2011). This has led researchers (Sam, 2006; Sam & Oppendal, 2003) to theorize that children of immigrant backgrounds' development and acculturation in fact constitute parts of one interdependent process and should be studied simultaneously. Ideally, the study of Latina adolescent suicide attempters' developmental and cultural processes calls for longitudinal research. However, longitudinal studies with suicidal participants are challenging due to the difficulties in engaging and retaining this population (Gibbons, Stirman, Brown, & Beck, 2010). This dissertation attempts a novel solution to this problem by applying an innovative approach used previously in quantitative surveys that compares the personal narratives of teens with and without a history of suicide attempts over time using cross-sectional data. Participants are grouped by age in statistically matched cohorts (early adolescence, middle adolescence, late adolescence), presumably allowing for the analyses of the process of change over time across cohorts. To date, this is the first known attempt to apply this approach to qualitative data. This dissertation is an exploratory secondary analysis of 55 in-depth interviews of adolescent Latinas between the ages of 11 and 19 who attempted suicide compared to 49 interviews of Latina adolescents without a history of suicide attempts. Data for this dissertation were collected between 2005 and 2009 via a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health R01 MH070689 (Zayas, PI). This secondary analysis goes beyond the original grant's aims by shifting the analytic focus from interpersonal dynamics to intrapersonal developmental and acculturation processes, and their relationship to the girls' suicide attempts. By increasing our understanding of the role played by adolescent developmental and acculturative factors on Latinas' suicidal behavior, this dissertation responds to calls by the United Nations (1996), the World Health Organization (2012), the Surgeon General (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2012), and by the Healthy People 2020 program (DHHS, 2010) to develop research that can help reduce suicide attempts. In addition, it responds to the calls from scientists who ask for theoretical models that integrate the developmental and acculturation changes that children of immigrant backgrounds undergo during adolescence (Garcia Coll & Magnuson, 1997; Laosa, 1997; Sam, 2006; Sam & Oppedal, 2003).

Download or read book Latinas Attemping Suicide written by Luis H. Zayas and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among teenage Latinas in the United States, suicide attempts occur at rates sometimes twice as high as other youth. This book looks into the development of young Latinas, girls caught between two cultures, struggling to reconcile them.

Download or read book Latinas Attempting Suicide written by Luis H. Zayas and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Since 1991, surveys conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that Latina teenagers attempt suicide at a far higher rate than other American youth in the same age group; one in seven Latinas attempt suicide while one in ten black and white girls do. While these numbers came as a shock to the general public, many urban clinicians have long suspected this disparity without having the data to confirm the problem or draw attention to it. Here, in a compelling account of a troubling trend that draws on interviews conducted both with girls who attempted suicide and those who did not, Luis Zayas begins to unravel the mystery of why young Latinas attempt suicide in such great numbers. Beginning with a description of the U.S. Hispanic population and the many values, beliefs, norms, and child-rearing practices that Hispanic families share in common, Zayas goes on to look at the development of young Latinas, girls caught between two cultures, struggling to reconcile them. By drawing on developmental, cultural, and family psychology and acculturation and immigration theory and research, Zayas' in-depth research forms a conceptual basis for understanding Latina suicide attempts. He illustrates with the girls' own words, and those of their parents, how social, psychological, family, and cultural factors come together into a flashpoint. The result is a startling look at the nexus of influences that make Latina adolescence a particularly risky time. his book presents the anatomy of experiences before, during, and after suicide attempts and suggests new ways of understanding them. More importantly, it offers researchers and clinicians a model for understanding and working with young Latinas and their families in a compassionate, culturally sensitive manner"--Publisher description.

Download or read book Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention written by Regina Miranda and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook examines research on youth suicide, analyzes recent data on suicide among adolescents, and addresses the subject matter as a serious public health concern. The book explores the research on youth suicide, examining its causes, new and innovative ways of determining suicide risk, and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies. In addition, it focuses on specific under-studied populations, including adolescents belonging to ethnic, racial, and sexual minority groups, youth involved in the criminal justice system, and adolescents in foster care. The book discusses how culturally informed and targeted interventions can help to decrease suicide risk for these populations. Key areas of coverage include: Early childhood adversity, stress, and developmental pathways of suicide risk. The neurobiology of youth suicide. Suicide, self-harm, and the media. Assessment of youth suicidal behavior with explicit and implicit measures. Suicide-related risk among immigrant, ethnic, and racial minority youth. LGBTQ youth and suicide prevention. Psychosocial treatments for ethnoculturally diverse youth with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Technology-enhanced interventions and youth suicide prevention. The Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention is an essential resource for researchers, professors, graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and other professionals in developmental psychology, social work, public health, pediatrics, family studies, child and adolescent psychiatry, school and educational psychology, and all interrelated disciplines. Chapters 8, 9 and 16 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health written by Seth J. Schwartz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health brings together acculturation theory and methodology with work linking acculturative processes to overall health outcomes. The blending of these two streams of literature is critical to move advances in acculturation theory and research into practical application for researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers.

Download or read book Suicide Among Diverse Youth written by Andres J Pumariega and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive review of the complex, growing mental health challenges faced by culturally diverse populations of children and adolescents.Suicide Among Diverse Youth: A Case-Based Guidebook is the first book of its kind, and is designed specifically to bridge the knowledge and skills gap encountered by most clinicians dealing with youth from diverse cultural backgrounds, particularly those different than that of the clinician. The title begins with two introductory chapters, which cover cultural aspects of suicidality among youth, culturally informed treatment of suicidality with diverse youth, and examples of preventative approaches. These are followed by population specific chapters which cover a broad spectrum of diverse populations, including underserved ethnic and racial populations in the United States, LGBTQ youth, as well as various immigrant populations from Eastern European and Middle Eastern countries. These case-based chapters are structured in a cohesive, easy-to-read format that promotes ease of reference, beginning with a clinical case report, review of literature, unique characteristics and risk factors associated with suicidality, and evidence-based practice provided by the authors from their considerable experience. The authors are often from the same ethnic, racial, or cultural group that they discuss in their writings; providing experiential knowledge where scientific knowledge is lacking. Suicide Among Diverse Youth: A Case-Based Guidebook is a unique resource that offers the clinical material needed to treat diverse adolescent patients with sensitive, intersectional, and culturally-informed care, and will provide an indispensable resource for medical professionals working with, and caring for these patients.

Download or read book Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents written by Alec L. Miller and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling a tremendous need, this highly practical book adapts the proven techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treatment of multiproblem adolescents at highest risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury. The authors are master clinicians who take the reader step by step through understanding and assessing severe emotional dysregulation in teens and implementing individual, family, and group-based interventions. Insightful guidance on everything from orientation to termination is enlivened by case illustrations and sample dialogues. Appendices feature 30 mindfulness exercises as well as lecture notes and 12 reproducible handouts for "Walking the Middle Path," a DBT skills training module for adolescents and their families. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print these handouts and several other tools from the book in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. See also Rathus and Miller's DBT? Skills Manual for Adolescents, packed with tools for implementing DBT skills training with adolescents with a wide range of problems.ÿ

Download or read book Latino Children and Families in the United States written by Josefina M. Contreras and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2002-09-30 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Latino population in the United States continues to grow and now represents 12% of the population. Yet, remarkably little attention has been paid to understanding parenting and child development processes among Latino families. Although research on Latino parenting is beginning to emerge, the field is in need of further structure and direction. This volume addresses this need and advances the field both by presenting state-of-the-art research on Latino parenting and also by proposing conceptual and methodological frameworks that can provide the field with further integration and direction. In addition to presenting innovative research examining parental beliefs and practices of Latino families from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, authors provide frameworks for identifying the origins of these beliefs and practices, and provide a rich picture of both the values that can be considered Latino and the social and demographic normative and at-risk Latino samples. Finally, methodological and conceptual recommendations for future research on each cited area, as well as the field, are presented.

Download or read book Suicide in Children and Adolescents written by Robert A. King and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-28 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts from all areas of mental health care address the questions of prediction and prevention of suicide in young people.

Download or read book Latina Adolescent Suicide written by Susan M. De Luca and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This study utilized data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) (Waves I and II) to examine variations in Latina adolescents' level of suicide proclivity as predicted by friendship networks, family support, cultural status and behavioral health (Harris, Mullan, Halpern, Entzel, Tabor, Bearman & Udry, 2008). By examining these correlates of suicide, this study concentrated on two specific objectives set forth by Healthy People 2010: reducing the number of adolescents who experience suicide and reducing the number of future adults who ideate or attempt suicide (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2001). Add Health's stratified cluster design and over-sampling obtained an appropriate number of Latinas (1,618) in the sample. The data include network-level variables to distinguish particular peer group factors that predict suicide. Measures used in this study explored the extent to which cultural status, self-reported parental support, friendship characteristics (reciprocity and suicidal friends) and behavioral health status (depression and substance use) were linked to suicide proclivity (ideations and attempts). Logistic and negative binomial regression analyses were used to observe any predictive or mediating relationships the types of friendships and familial supports had with suicide proclivity. The goal was to ascertain the way in which the cultural status of the Latinas, the type of friends they reported and the level of social support they received from their parents and teachers determined their incidence of suicidal ideation and attempts. Determining the extent to which these factors help account for variation in suicidal thoughts and behaviors will aid in proposing effective strategies for prevention. Empirically-based suicide prevention programs geared specifically for Latinas are important given that these females have higher suicide attempt rates when compared to African American and White teens (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2008). Although the U.S Bureau of the Census does not provide information explicitly regarding Latina adolescents, the Latino population continuing to grow in the U.S. Almost half (48%) of the Latino population comprised of children, preventing suicide among Latina adolescents is essential (CDC, 2006).

Download or read book Reducing Suicide written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the U.S., and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help. Reducing Suicide provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic and costly problem: how we can build an appropriate infrastructure, conduct needed research, and improve our ability to recognize suicide risk and effectively intervene. Rich in data, the book also strikes an intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about people's experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a person's risk of suicide: psychological and biological factors including substance abuse, the link between childhood trauma and later suicide, and the impact of family life, economic status, religion, and other social and cultural conditions. The authors review the effectiveness of existing interventions, including mental health practitioners' ability to assess suicide risk among patients. They present lessons learned from the Air Force suicide prevention program and other prevention initiatives. And they identify barriers to effective research and treatment. This new volume will be of special interest to policy makers, administrators, researchers, practitioners, and journalists working in the field of mental health.

Download or read book Pathways to Suicide written by Ronald W. Maris and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Values Religion and Culture in Adolescent Development written by Gisela Trommsdorff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents multidisciplinary perspectives on the role of cultural values and religious beliefs in adolescent development.

Download or read book The Impact of Acculturation and Development on the Identity Formation of Mexican American Adolescent Females written by Loretta E. Mead and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hispanics and the Future of America written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources to describe the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement. They provide a rich source of information for researchers, policy makers, and others who want to better understand the fast-growing and diverse population that we call "Hispanic." The current period is a critical one for getting a better understanding of how Hispanics are being shaped by the U.S. experience. This will, in turn, affect the United States and the contours of the Hispanic future remain uncertain. The uncertainties include such issues as whether Hispanics, especially immigrants, improve their educational attainment and fluency in English and thereby improve their economic position; whether growing numbers of foreign-born Hispanics become citizens and achieve empowerment at the ballot box and through elected office; whether impending health problems are successfully averted; and whether Hispanics' geographic dispersal accelerates their spatial and social integration. The papers in this volume provide invaluable information to explore these issues.

Download or read book The Handbook of Culture and Psychology written by David Matsumoto and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a state of the art review of selected areas and topics in cross-cultural psychology written by eminent figures in the field. Each chapter not only reviews the latest research in its respective area, but also goes further in integrating and synthesizing across areas. The Handbook of Culture and Psychology is a unique and timely contribution that should serve as a valuable reference and guide for beginning researchers and scholars alike.

Download or read book Cross Cultural Psychology written by Kenneth D. Keith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book situates the essential areas of psychology within a cultural perspective, exploring the relationship of culture to psychological phenomena, from introduction and research foundations to clinical and social principles and applications. • Includes contributions from an experienced, international team of researchers and teachers • Brings together new perspectives and research findings with established psychological principles • Organized around key issues of contemporary cross-cultural psychology, including ethnocentrism, diversity, gender and sexuality and their role in research methods • Argues for the importance of culture as an integral component in the teaching of psychology