Conspiracy of Silence Pushes Rise in Black Suicides: Escalating Rates Point to Troubling Trend

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, C. Denise
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:59:41Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:59:41Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractNot talking about it won’t make the problem go away. In fact, the continuing lack of acknowledgement and/or discussion about the incidence of suicide in the Black community is responsible for a disturbing trend. Alvin Poussaint, M.D., a Harvard psychiatrist, says the stigma is even stronger in the Black community. One problem, he says, is the stigma associated with depression itself. More than 60 percent of Black individuals don’t see depression as a mental illness, which makes it unlikely they will seek help for it.
dc.description.urihttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_8152/is_20060920/ai_n50624178/
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ufsd-iqh8
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, C. Denise The New Pittsburgh Courier (2006) Conspiracy of Silence Pushes Rise in Black Suicides: Escalating Rates Point to Troubling Trend. The New Pittsburgh Courier Online.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 560
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22626
dc.publisherThe New Pittsburgh Courier -- Online
dc.subjectTeaching
dc.subjectoutreach
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectservice
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectMinority
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectCenter for Minority Health
dc.subjectNational Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
dc.subjectBlacks
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectHispanic
dc.subjectNon-Hispanic
dc.subjectwhite
dc.subjectstigma
dc.subjectsuicide
dc.subjectdrugs
dc.subjectaddiction
dc.subjectrisk behaviors
dc.subjectself-destructive behaviors
dc.titleConspiracy of Silence Pushes Rise in Black Suicides: Escalating Rates Point to Troubling Trend
dc.typeArticle

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