TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicide attempts among gay and bisexual men
T2 - Lifetime prevalence and antecedents
AU - Paul, Jay P.
AU - Catania, Joseph
AU - Pollack, Lance
AU - Moskowitz, Judith
AU - Canchola, Jesse
AU - Mills, Thomas
AU - Binson, Diane
AU - Stall, Ron
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Objectives. We examined lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts and psychosocial correlates in a large population-based sample of men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. A telephone probability sample of US urban MSM (n=2881) were interviewed between November 1996 and February 1998. Results. Twenty-one percent had made a suicide plan; 12% had attempted suicide (almost half of those 12% were multiple attempters). Most who attempted suicide made their first attempt before age 25. Although prevalence of parasuicide (i.e., attempted suicide) has remained constant across birth cohorts, mean age at initial attempts has declined. Conclusions. MSM are at elevated risk for suicide attempts, with such risk clustered earlier in life. Some risk factors were specific to being gay or bisexual in a hostile environment.
AB - Objectives. We examined lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts and psychosocial correlates in a large population-based sample of men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. A telephone probability sample of US urban MSM (n=2881) were interviewed between November 1996 and February 1998. Results. Twenty-one percent had made a suicide plan; 12% had attempted suicide (almost half of those 12% were multiple attempters). Most who attempted suicide made their first attempt before age 25. Although prevalence of parasuicide (i.e., attempted suicide) has remained constant across birth cohorts, mean age at initial attempts has declined. Conclusions. MSM are at elevated risk for suicide attempts, with such risk clustered earlier in life. Some risk factors were specific to being gay or bisexual in a hostile environment.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.92.8.1338
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.92.8.1338
M3 - Article
C2 - 12144994
AN - SCOPUS:0036315734
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 92
SP - 1338
EP - 1345
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 8
ER -