Presented here is a bibliography on suicide and self-destruction among American Indians and the native peoples of Alaska. This area of knowledge has been characterized by rapid growth in the last twenty years. The number of existing sources now totals 160 items. All of these works are listed here with a brief documentation of trends in the literature.
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References
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ShoreJ. H., American Indian Suicide—Fact and Fantasy, Psychiatry, 38, pp. 86–91, 1975.
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MayP. A., Suicide and Self-Destruction Among American Indian Youths, American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1:1, pp. 52–69, 1987.
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SpauldingJ. M., Recent Suicide Rates Among Ten Ojibwa Indian Bands in Northwestern Ontario, Omega, 16:4, pp. 347–354, 1985–86.
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VanWinkleN. W.MayP. A., Native American Suicide in New Mexico, 1957–1979: A Comparative Study, Human Organization, 45:4, pp. 296–309, 1986.
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LevyJ. E.KunitzS. J., A Suicide Prevention Program for Hopi Youth, Social Science in Medicine, 25, pp. 931–940, 1987.
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KrausR. F.BufflerP. A., Sociocultural Stress and the American Native in Alaska: An Analysis of Changing Patterns of Psychiatric Illness and Alcohol Abuse Among Alaska Natives, Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 3, pp. 111–151, 1979.
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LongK. A., Suicide Intervention and Prevention with an Indian Adolescent Population, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 8:3, pp. 247–253, 1986.
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DavisB. R.HardyR. J., A Suicide Epidemic Model, Social Biology, 33:3–4, pp. 291–300, 1986.
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WardJ. A.FoxJ., A Suicide Epidemic on an Indian Reserve, Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal, 22:8, pp. 423–426, 1977.
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McIntoshJ. L., Suicide Among Native Americans: Further Tribal Data and Consideration, Omega, 14:3, pp. 215–229, 1983–84.
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BrodR. L.MayP. A.StewartT. J., Recruitment and Retention of Federal Physicians on the Navajo Reservation, The Social Science Journal, 19:4, pp. 47–66, 1982.
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PoteetG. H.SantoraJ. C., Death and Dying: A Bibliography, 1950–74, Supplement Volume 1, Suicide, Whitson Publishing, Troy, New York, 1978.
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PrenticeA. E., Suicide: A Selective Bibliography of Over 2,200 Items, Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, New Jersey, 1974.
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McIntoshJ. L., Research on Suicide: A Bibliography, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1985.
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McIntoshJ. L., Suicide Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minorities, 1980–84: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Vance Bibliographies, Public Administration Series Bibliography P-1 585, Monticello, Illinois, 1984.
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McIntoshJ. L.SantosJ. F., Suicide Among U.S. Racial Minorities: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Vance Bibliographies, Public Administration Series Bibliography P-684, Monticello, Illinois, 1981.
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KelsoD. R.AttneaveC., Bibliography of North American Indian Mental Health, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1981.
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PetersR., Suicidal Behavior Among Native Americans: An Annotated Bibliography, White Cloud Journal, 2:3, pp. 9–20, 1981.
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MailP. D.MacDonaldD. R., Tulapai to Tokay: A Bibliography of Alcohol Use and Abuse Among Native Americans of North America, HRAF Press, New Haven, Connecticut, 1980.
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JusticeJ., A Bibliography of Health and Disease in North American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts: 1969–1979, Indian Health Service, Washington, D.C., 1983.
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GriffithsC. T.WeaferL. F.WilliamsG. N., Native North Americans: A Research Bibliography on Crime, Conflict and Criminal Justice, 2nd edition, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada, 1984.
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FoxJ.ManitonabiD.WardJ. A., An Indian Community with a High Suicide Rate—Five Years After, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 29:5, pp. 425–427, 1984.
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FrederickC. J., Suicide, Homicide, and Alcoholism Among American Indians: Guidelines for Help, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Suicide Prevention, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1973.
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National Task Force on Suicide in Canada, Suicide in Canada, Health and Welfare Department, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, p. 101, 1987.
