The issue of suicide among Asian Americans has been understudied to date, largely because suicide rates for Asian Americans in the United States have been historically lower than Caucasians.
This special issue gathers studies that represent progress in the state of science, both advancing the current state of knowledge about suicide in Asian American communities and highlighting innovative approaches to suicide prevention and management.
Guest Editors
Table of contents
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Introduction
- Guest Editors' Introduction to Special Issue on Advancing Our Understanding of Suicide Among Asian Americans
Frederick T. L. Leong, Joyce Chu, and Shashank V. Joshi
Articles
- Culturally Related Risk Factors of Suicidal Ideation, Intent, and Behavior Among Asian American Women
Astraea Augsberger, Alexandra Marie Rivera, Christian T. Hahm, Yerang Anna Lee, Yoonsun Choi, and Hyeouk Chris Hahm - Hidden Suicidal Ideation or Intent Among Asian American Pacific Islanders: A Cultural Phenomenon Associated With Greater Suicide Severity
Joyce Chu, Michelle Lin, Phillip D. Akutsu, Shashank V. Joshi, and Lawrence H. Yang - Suicide and Suicide-Related Behavior Among Bhutanese Refugees Resettled in the United States
Jonah Meyerhoff, Kelly J. Rohan, and Karen M. Fondacaro - Understanding the Impact of Community on the Experience of Suicide Within the Lao Community: An Expansion of the Cultural Model of Suicide
Lawrence H. Yang, Jonathan Lam, Eduardo Vega, Monica Martinez, Luba Botcheva, Jung Eui Hong, Joyce Chu, and Sara E. Lewis - School Climate and Parental Involvement Buffer the Risk of Peer Victimization on Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Asian American Middle School Students
Cixin Wang, Tamika La Salle, Chaorong Wu, Kieu Anh Do, and Kathryn E. Sullivan - Disparities in Follow-Up Care for Asian American Youth Assessed for Suicide Risk in Schools
Joanna J. Kim, Tamar Kodish, Laurel Bear, Tonya El-Hendi, Jacqueline Duong, and Anna S. Lau - Asian Pacific Islander Americans' and White Americans' Suicide Methods
Y. Joel Wong, Kuo Deng, Christina Seowoo Lee, Jeffrey Grimes, and P. F. Jonah Li - The Use of an Educational Video to Increase Suicide Awareness and Enrollment in Parenting Interventions Among Filipinos
Joyce R. Javier - South Asians and Suicide: Beliefs About Suicide in a U.S. Community Sample
Sanjay R. Nath, Sophia VanLeer, and Farah Ahmad-Stout - Asian American College Students, Perceived Burdensomeness, and Willingness to Seek Help
Yun Tang and E. J. Masicampo
