Prevalence of Moderate and Acute Suicidal Ideation among a National Sample of Tribal College and University Students 2014-2015

To examine the relationship between suicide risk and hazardous drinking, depression, and anxiety, adjusting for demographics, among tribal college students across the United States. Methods. We invited tribal college students enrolled in 22 tribal colleges from fall 2014 and 2015 to participate in t...

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Published in:Archives of suicide research 2021-07, Vol.25 (3), p.406-423
Main Authors: Parker, Myra, Duran, Bonnie, Rhew, Isaac, Magarati, Maya, Egashira, Leo, Larimer, Mary, Donovan, Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol use
American Indians and Alaska Natives
Anxiety
Change agents
College students
Colleges & universities
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Demography
disability status
Drinking behavior
Health status
Humans
Mental depression
Mental health
Policy making
Polls & surveys
Prevalence
Public health
resilience
Response rates
Risk assessment
social support
Students
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
suicide risk
Suicide, Attempted
Suicides & suicide attempts
United States - epidemiology
Universities
University students
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Summary:To examine the relationship between suicide risk and hazardous drinking, depression, and anxiety, adjusting for demographics, among tribal college students across the United States. Methods. We invited tribal college students enrolled in 22 tribal colleges from fall 2014 and 2015 to participate in the Creating Campus Change study, a cross-sectional online/paper survey assessing alcohol use patterns and mental health outcomes. 3,239 students participated in the survey, yielding a response rate of 31.3%. We assessed alcohol use, depression, and general anxiety, along with demographic characteristics. We used the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview to assess suicide risk. Results. 8.5% indicated moderate or high suicide risk. In the final adjusted model, moderate/high depression was significantly associated with moderate/high suicide risk (OR = 6.64; 3.91-11.28, p 
ISSN:1381-1118
1543-6136
DOI:10.1080/13811118.2019.1691691