Prevalence and risk factors for lifetime suicide ideation, plan and attempt in Chinese men who have sex with men

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Authors

Huijuan Mu · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Yanxia Li · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Liu Li · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Jun Na · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Liya E. Yu · Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Xuejuan Bi

Xiaoxia An

Gu Yuan

Abstract

Chinese MSM have significantly increased risk for suicidal behaviors, mental disorders and their comorbidities could be the largest risk factors for the elevated suicidal behaviors in Chinese MSM. Reducing the family and social stigma and rejection of homosexual behavior and early detection and effective treatment of psychiatric disorders and their comorbidities in MSM may help to decrease suicidal behaviors of Chinese MSM.

Topics & Keywords

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Psychiatry

Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 117-117

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-0830-9

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