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General/Adults

     Barry, D. T., Steinberg, M. A., Wu, R., & Potenza, M. N. (2009). Differences in characteristics of Asian              American and White problem gamblers calling a gambling helpline. CNS Spectrums, 14, 83-91.

Blinn, R. E. Jr. (1997). Asian-American and Chinese-American suicide in San Francisco. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 57(7-B), 4694.

Bourne, P. G. (1973). Suicide among Chinese in San Francisco. American Journal of Public Health, 63, 744-750.

Braun, K. L., & Nichols, R. (1997). Death and dying in four Asian American cultures: A descriptive study. Death Studies, 21, 327-359. 

Cheng, J. K. Y., Fancher, T. L., Ratanasen, M., Conner, K. R., Duberstein, P. R., Sue, S., & Takeuchi, D.   (2010). Lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in asian americans. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 1, 18-30.

          Chung, I. (2009).  Changes in the socio-cultural reality of Chinese immigrants: Challenges and opportunities in                                help-seeking behavior.  International Journal of Social Psychiatry.

Cochran, S.D., Mays, V.M., Alegria, M., Ortega, A.N., & Takeuchi, D. (2007). Mental health and substance use disorders among Latino and Asian American lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 785–794.

Duldulao, A. A., Takeuchi, D. T., Hong, S. (2009). Correlates of suicidal behavior among Asian Americans. Archives of Suicide Research, 13, 277-290.

Ibrahim, F. A. (1995). Suicidal behavior in Asian-American women. In S. S. Canetoo, & D. Lester (Eds.), Women and Suicidal Behavior (pp. 144-156). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Iribarren, C., Sidney, S., Jacobs, D. R. J. & Weisner, C. (2000). Hospitalization for suicide attempt and completed suicide: epidemiological features in a managed care population. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 35, 288–296.

Leach, M. M. (2006). Asian Americans. In M. M. Leach. Cultural diversity and suicide: Ethnic, religious, gender, and sexual orientation perspectives (pp. 127 – 166). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

Leong, F. T. L., Leach, M. M., & Gupta, A. (2008). Suicide among Asian Americans: A critical review with research recommendations. In F. T. Leong, & M. M. Leach (Eds.), Suicide among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 117-141). New York, NY: Routledge.

Leong, F. T. L., Leach, M. M., Yeh, C., & Chou, E. (2007). Suicide among Asian Americans: What do we know? What do we need to know? Death Studies, 31, 417-434.

Lester, D. (1992). Suicide among Asian Americans and social deviancy. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75, 1134.

Lester, D. (1994). Differences in the epidemiology of suicide in Asian Americans by nation of origin. Omega: Journal of Death & Dying, 29, 89-93.

McKenzie, K., Serfaty, M., & Crawford, M. (2003). Suicide in ethnic minority groups. British Journal of Psychiatry, 183, 100-101.

Noh, E. (2007). Asian American women and suicide: Problems of responsibility and healing. Women & Therapy, 30, 87-107.

Range, L. M., Leach, M. M., McIntyre, D., Posey-Deters, P. B, Marion, M. S., Kovac, S. H., et al. (1999). Multicultural perspectives on suicide. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4, 413-430.

Rogers, J. R., & Whitehead, D. E. (2008). Ethnic consideration in intervention and treatment with suicidal people. In F. T. Leong, & M. M. Leach (Eds.), Suicide among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, and Practice (pp. 255-273). New York, NY: Routledge.

Shiang, J. (1998). Does culture make a difference? Racial/ethnic patterns of completed suicide in San Francisco. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 28, 338-354.

Shiang, J., Blinn, R., Bonger, B., Stephens, B., Allison, D., & Schatzberg, A. (1997). Suicide in San Francisco, CA: A comparison of Caucasian and Asian groups, 1987-1994. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 27, 80-91. 

Takahashi, Y. (1989). Suicidal Asian patients: Recommendations for treatment. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 19, 305-313.

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (2007). Health, United States, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2009 from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf.

Wong, Y. J., & Poon, M.-L. (2010). Counseling Asian American men who demonstrate suicidal behavior. In W. M. Liu, D. Iwamoto, & M. Chae (Eds.), Culturally responsive counseling with Asian American men.(pp. 279-298). New York: Routledge.

Wong, Y. J., Uhm, S. Y., & Li, P. (in press). Asian Americans’ family cohesion and suicide ideation: Moderating and mediating effects. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. . [Abstract available upon request.]

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Adolescents

Balis, T., & Postoclache, T. T. (2008). Ethnic differences in adolescent suicide in the United States. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 1, 281-296.

Balis, T., & Postolache, T. T. (2008). Ethnic differences in adolescent suicide in the United States.

International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 1, 281-296.

Cho, Y.-B., & Haslam, N. (2010). Suicide ideation and distress among immigrant adolescents: The role of acculturation, life stress, and social support. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39, 370-379.

Choi, H., Meininger, J. C., & Roberts, R. E. (2006). Ethnic differences in adolescents' mental distress, social stress, and resources. Adolescence, 41, 263-283.

Davis, W. G. (1995). Level of acculturation of Asian American adolescents as a predictor of depression and suicidal ideation. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 56(5-B), 2859. 

Edman, J. L., Andrade, N. N., Glipa, J., Foster, J., Danko, G. P., Yates, A., Johnson, R. C., McDermott, J. F., & Waldron, J. A. (1998). Depressive symptoms among Filipino American adolescents. Cultural Diversity and Mental Health, 4, 45–54.

Else, I. R. N., Goebert, D. A., Bell, C. K., Carlton, B., & Fukuda, M. (2009).  The relationship between violence and youth suicide indicators among Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 14, 470-477.

Groves, S. A., Stanley, B. H., & Sher, L. (2007). Ethnicity and the relationship between adolescent alcohol use and suicidal behavior. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. Special Issue: Alcohol and Adolescent Medicine, 19, 19-25.

Goldston, D. B., Molock, S. D., Whitbeck, L. B., Murakami, J. L., Zayas, L. H., & Hall, G. C. N. (2008). Cultural considerations in adolescent suicide prevention and psychosocial treatment. American Psychologist, 63, 14-31.

Grunbaum, J.A., Lowry, R., Kann, L., & Pateman, B. (2000). Prevalence of health risk behaviors among Asian American/Pacific Islander high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 27, 322-330.

Lau, A. S., Jernewall, N. M., Zane, N., & Myers, H. F. (2002). Correlates of suicidal behaviors among Asian American outpatient youths. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 8, 199-213.

Liu, R. X. (2005). Parent-youth closeness and youth’s suicidal ideation: The moderating effects of gender, stages of adolescents, and race or ethnicity. Youth & Society, 37, 145-175.

Nishimura, S. T. (2005). Adolescent alcohol use and suicide indicators among adolescents in Hawaii. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 11, 309-320.

Pinhey, T. K., & Millman, S. R. (2004). Asian/Pacific Islander adolescent sexual orientation and suicide risk in Guam. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 1204-1206.

Smokowski, P. R., & David-Ferdon, C., & Stroupe, N. (2009). Acculturation and violence in minority adolescents: A review of the empirical literature. Journal of Primary Prevention, 215-263.

Sorenson, S. B., &  Shen, H. (1999). Mortality among youth immigrants to California: Injury compared to disease deaths. Journal of Immigrant Health, 41-47.

        Vander Stoep, A., McCauley, E., Flynn, C., & Stone, A. (2009). Thoughts of death and suicide in early                    adolescence. Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior, 39, 599-613. doi: 10.1521/suli.2009.39.6.599

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College Students

Brener, N. D., Hassan, S. S., & Barrios, L. C. (1999). Suicidal ideation among college students in the United States. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67, 1004-1008.

Chang, E. C. (1998). Cultural differences, perfectionism, and suicidal risk in a college population: Does social problem solving still matter? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 22, 237-254.

Choi, J. L. (2008). Exploring the cultural validity of the College Student Reasons for Living Inventory with Asian American College Students. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 68(9-B), 6384.

Choi, J. L., Rogers, J. R., & Werth, J. L., Jr. (2009). Suicide risk assessment with Asian American college students: A culturally informed perspective. The Counseling Psychologist, 37, 186-218.

Chung, I. W. (2003). Examining suicidal behavior of Asian American female college students: Implications for practice. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 18, 31-47.

Ida, D. J. A. K. (1989). Depression, hopelessness, and suicide ideation among Asian-American students. Retrieved from Dissertations and Theses database: (AAT 9009162).

Jha, A. (2001). Depression and suicidality in Asian Indian students. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 62(3-B), 1311.

Kim, S. R. (2003). Intergenerational culture conflict and its role in suicidal ideation among Chinese American and Japanese American college students. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 63(8-B), 3921.

Kisch, J., Leino, E. V., & Silverman, M. M. (2005). Aspects of suicidal behavior, depression, and treatment in college students: Results from the spring 2000 national college health assessment survey. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 35, 3-13.

Muehlenkamp, J. J., Gutierrez, P. M., Osman, A., & Barrios, F. X. (2005). Validation of the positive and negative suicide ideations (PANSI) inventory in a diverse sample of young adults. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 431-445.

Tran, K. K. (2009). In their own words: A qualitative study of Asian American college student suicide. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The University of Texas at Austin.

Yang, B., & Clum, G. A. (1994). Life stress, social support, and problem-solving skills predictive of depressive symptoms, hopelessness, and suicide ideation in an Asian student population: A test of a model. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 24, 127-139.

Wong, Y. J., Brownson, C., & Schwing, A. E. (in press). Predictors of Asian American students’ suicidal ideation: A multi-campus, national study. Journal of College Student Development.[Abstract available upon request.]

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Older Adults

Barron, S. L. (2000). Suicide in context: Elderly Chinese female suicide in San Francisco from 1987 through 1996. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 61(3-B), 1624.

Baker, F. M. (1994). Suicide among ethnic minority elderly: A statistical and psychosocial perspective. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 27, 241-264.

Bartels, S. J., Coakley, E., Oxman, T. E., Constantino, G., Oslin, D., Chen, H., et al. (2002). Suicidal and death ideation in older primary care patients with depression, anxiety, and at-risk alcohol use. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10, 417-427.

Diego, A. T., Yamamoto, J., Nguyen, L. H., & Hifumi, S. S. (1994). Suicide in the elderly: Profiles of Asians and Whites. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health, 2, 49-57.

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