• Vasily Bühring and Carolina Inostroza.
• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2022 Mar 1; 150 (3): 324-330.

BackgroundSuicidal behavior is more common among young people and those who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual.AimTo assess suicidal behavior among young people self-identified as cisgender lesbian, gay, and bisexual.Material And MethodsThe Okasha Suicide Scale was answered online by1,683 Chilean people aged 18 to 30 years, self-identified as cisgender lesbian, gay, or bisexual.ResultsThirty four percent of respondents reported suicidal ideation in some moment of their lives and 16% reported repeated suicidal thoughts. Thirty five percent reported at least one suicide attempt. Women had a higher risk of suicide attempts than men. Bisexuals had a higher risk of suicide attempts than lesbians and homosexuals. Those with a non-conforming or non-binary gender identity had a higher risk of suicide attempts than those with a female and male gender identity.ConclusionsThese results confirm the higher suicide risk among young sexual minority groups.

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