Suicidal behaviour in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous males in urban and regional Australia: Prevalence data suggest disparities increase across age groups

Gregory Armstrong; Jane Pirkis; Kerry Arabena; Dianne Currier; Matthew J Spittal; Anthony F Jorm

Journal article

Suicidal behaviour in Indigenous compared to non-Indigenous males in urban and regional Australia: Prevalence data suggest disparities increase across age groups

Gregory Armstrong, Jane Pirkis, Kerry Arabena, Dianne Currier, Matthew J Spittal, Anthony F Jorm

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1177/0004867417704059

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We compare the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous males in urban and regional Australia, and examine the extent to which any disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous males varies across age groups. METHODS: We used data from the baseline wave of The Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health (Ten to Men), a large-scale cohort study of Australian males aged 10-55 years residing in urban and regional areas. Indigenous identification was determined through participants self-reporting as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or both. The survey collected data on suicidal thoughts in the preceding 2 weeks and lifetime suicide attem..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Greg Armstrong Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Anthony Jorm Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Jane Pirkis Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Kerry Arabena Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Matthew Spittal Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The survey data on which this paper is based were collected by The University of Melbourne as part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Male Health, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health. We are grateful to the boys and men who provided this survey data. The development and publication of this manuscript was supported by funds from a National Health and Medical Research Council targeted grant on Indigenous youth suicide prevention.