Cultural Diversity and Suicide: Ethnic, Religious, Gender, and Sexual

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This book adds a vital and overlooked dimension—diversity—to suicide assessments and interventions The literature on the relationship between culture and suicide has historically been widely scattered and often difficult to find. Cultural Diversity and Suicide summarizes that widespread literature so that counselors can begin to include diversity issues as important variables that... Read more

This book adds a vital and overlooked dimension—diversity—to suicide assessments and interventions

The literature on the relationship between culture and suicide has historically been widely scattered and often difficult to find. Cultural Diversity and Suicide summarizes that widespread literature so that counselors can begin to include diversity issues as important variables that can help them become even more effective when conducting suicide assessments or interventions.

For ease of reading, Cultural Diversity and Suicide is divided into chapters based on ethnicity. The book avoids broad generalizations whenever possible, thus each chapter specifically discusses critical within-group variables (issues relating to gender, age, religion, and sexuality) that should be considered when conducting suicide assessments and interventions. Each chapter includes at least one case study and incorporates clear headings that make it simple to find specific information.

Cultural Diversity and Suicide is not a book of cookie-cutter approaches to suicide prevention, nor is it a primer for the novice. Rather, it has been carefully designed to help counselors and counselors-in-training gain a fuller understanding of the issues that may lead individuals from diverse backgrounds to consider suicide—and the cultural aspects of an individual’s heritage that can influence that person’s decision. Written for professionals who have a pre-existing understanding of how to work with suicidal clients, the book begins with a concise but essential overview of traditional suicide risk factors and a brief assessment model (an excellent “memory refresher”), and then moves quickly into specific diversity issues relevant to:

European Americans
African Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Native Americans

Cultural Diversity and Suicide explores ethnicity and its relationship to suicide (for example, suicide rate and reason differences based on ethnic group or ethnic identity), plus meaningful within-group variables such as:

lesbian/gay/bisexual issues and the increase in suicide rate based on sexual orientation and sexual identity
religious differences—suicide rates among various religious groups, religious differences in views of suicide, views of the afterlife, burial practices, and views of lesbian/gay/bisexual people
cultural buffers, such as extended family and religious practice
suicide prevention interventions based on cultural differences (essentially, how traditional suicide prevention programs can be altered to include new variables)

This book is essential reading for everyone doing the vital work of conducting suicide assessments and interventions. Please consider making it part of your professional/teaching collection today. Read less

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
How Does Culture Affect Suicide?
A Brief History of Suicide
Definitions of Suicide
Typical Risk Factors Usually Associated with Suicide
Suicide Assessment
Suicide Prevention
Crisis Intervention and Culture
Traditional Counseling and Psychotherapy Approaches
Additional Terms Discussed Throughout the Book
Chapter 2. European Americans
Data
Gender
Age
Religion
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Issues
Summary
Chapter 3. African Americans
Data
Gender
Age
Cultural Buffers
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Issues
Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Summary
Chapter 4. Asian Americans
Data and Gender
Age
Religious and Spiritual Issues
Specific Ethnic Groups
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Issues
Buddhist Views of Death and Dying
Hindu Views of Death and Dying
Specific Cultural Groups
Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Summary
Chapter 5. Hispanic Americans
Data and Gender
Age
Cultural Buffers
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Issues
Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Summary
Chapter 6. Native Americans
History
Data
Gender
Tribal Affiliation and Acculturation
Methods and Concomitant Factors
Spirituality and Religion
Views of Death, Suicide, and the Afterlife
Death Rituals and Mourning
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual (“Two-Spirit”) Issues
Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Summary
References
Index

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Mark M Leach

Cultural Diversity and Suicide Ethnic, Religious, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Perspectives

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