Vulnerable Population
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Compounded to this, there is an enhanced incidence of drug and alcohol, abuse, prostitution and sexually transmitted diseases, depression, and suicide.... Although based on opportunistic samples, gay men have higher suicidal ideations, suicide attempts, and completed suicides.... % of men having sex with men would attempt suicide.... These victimizations may be related to low self-esteem, substance abuse, and subsequent mood disorders that increase their lifetime vulnerability to suicide (Shi & Stevens, 2005)....