Suicide among Immigrant Psychiatric Patients in Canada

Chandrasena, Ranjith; Beddage, V.; Fernando, M. L. D.

doi:10.1192/bjp.159.5.707

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“…Many immigrants experience prolonged periods of low income and social exclusion in the post-migration context, which increase health disparities [ 34 , 210 , 211 , 212 ]. Research has pointed to the effects of poverty, un/under employment, financial insecurity and economic hardship on psychological health of immigrants at various stages of life [ 46 , 62 , 88 , 95 , 106 , 111 , 126 , 140 , 159 , 191 , 213 , 214 ], and of varied ethnicities [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 33 , 89 , 104 , 151 , 163 , 180 , 184 ].…”

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Immigrant Mental Health, A Public Health Issue: Looking Back and Moving Forward

George

Thomson

Chaze

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The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s (MHCC) strategy calls for promoting the health and wellbeing of all Canadians and to improve mental health outcomes. Each year, one in every five Canadians experiences one or more mental health problems, creating a significant cost to the health system. Mental health is pivotal to holistic health and wellbeing. This paper presents the key findings of a comprehensive literature review of Canadian research on the relationship between settlement experiences and the mental health and well-being of immigrants and refugees. A scoping review was conducted following a framework provided by Arskey and O’Malley (Int J Soc Res Methodol 8:19–32, 2005). Over two decades of relevant literature on immigrants’ health in Canada was searched. These included English language peer-reviewed publications from relevant online databases Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, Healthstar, ERIC and CINAHL between 1990 and 2015. The findings revealed three important ways in which settlement affects the mental health of immigrants and refugees: through acculturation related stressors, economic uncertainty and ethnic discrimination. The recommendations for public health practice and policy are discussed.

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Immigrant Mental Health, A Public Health Issue: Looking Back and Moving Forward

George

Thomson

Chaze

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“…With an increase in migration particularly to Western Europe, there is an increasing focus on the suicide risk in different populations—including foreign‐born groups. Previous studies, particularly from Western countries, have demonstrated that foreign‐born persons have a significantly higher rate of attempted suicide and suicide death compared with the indigenous population of a given society (Chandrasena, Beddage, & Fernando, 1991; Johansson, Sundquist, Johansson, Qvist, & Bergman, 1997; Kliewer, 1991). British studies have primarily focused on suicidal behavior within Asian populations in Britain and have determined that the rate of attempted suicide is particularly high among Asian women compared with the native population and Asian men (Neeleman, Mak, & Wessely, 1997; Raleigh, 1996; Raleigh & Balarajan, 1992).…”

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Suicide Risk Among Persons with Foreign Background in Denmark

Qin¹,

Zøllner

2006

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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There is a dearth of knowledge about factors correlated with suicide risk among minority groups in Western societies. In the present study we compared suicide risk among persons with foreign background with that of the majority population to determine whether certain minority groups are at a particular risk for suicide, as well as to illuminate gender differences herein. Suicide risk was generally higher among persons with foreign background compared with the majority population and the risk was highest among Nordic-born persons. Overall, suicide risk was significantly lower among Asian-born persons; however, there were gender differences in correlations between ethnicity and suicide risk.

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“…Over 3 million immigrants from Turkey live in Central and Western Europe. There are indications that suicide and suicidal behaviour are more frequent in immigrants [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]. Although rates of suicidal behaviour in Turkey used to be comparatively low, recent studies show increasing rates of suicide and suicide attempt in Turkey [11,12].…”

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Attempted Suicide in Immigrants from Turkey: A Comparison with Swiss Suicide Attempters

Yılmaz

Riecher-Rössler

2012

Psychopathology

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Background/Aims: Turkish migrants have been shown to have an increased rate of suicide attempts as compared to native local populations and also to people in Turkey. In this study we conducted in-depth interviews with patients regarding their reasons for the attempt. Subjects and Methods: Seventy Turkish immigrants admitted to the emergency unit of the Basel University Hospital after a suicide attempt were interviewed. Seventy Swiss suicide attempters, matched for age and sex, served as a comparator (case-control study). Results: Turkish immigrants showed high rates of suicide attempts. The gender ratio (women/men) was 2.2; 38.6% of all Turkish suicide attempters were women aged between 15 and 25 years. Most patients mentioned problems in their partnerships as the main reason for the suicide attempt (63% of Swiss and 54% of Turkish patients); 14% of the Swiss but none of the Turkish suicide attempters named social isolation as a cause; 9% of the Turkish patients reported ‘threat of loss/rejection of status as refugee’ as the main reason. Immigrants used analgesics more often, whilst Swiss patients tended to favour benzodiazepines. Conclusions: Our study suggests that cultural and immigration-specific issues play a role in the suicidal behaviour of immigrants. Turkish women aged between 15 and 25 years seem to be at an especially high risk.

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Suicide among Immigrant Psychiatric Patients in Canada

Cited by 43 publications

References 5 publications

Immigrant Mental Health, A Public Health Issue: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Immigrant Mental Health, A Public Health Issue: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Suicide Risk Among Persons with Foreign Background in Denmark

Attempted Suicide in Immigrants from Turkey: A Comparison with Swiss Suicide Attempters

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