Higher Risk Of Suicide Found In Young Black Men Compared To Their White Counterparts

A study examining suicide rates and pre-suicide clinical symptoms in people from different ethnic groups, has found that rates of suicide vary between ethnic groups with young black men aged 13 to 24 at highest risk.The research, published in the medical journal Psychiatric Services, suggests that symptoms traditionally associated with suicide are less common among some ethnic groups, and cannot be relied upon for predicting suicide.

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Filed under: Men's health on April 2nd, 2008