Suicide patterns and trends in people of Indian subcontinent and Caribbean origin in England and Wales

Raleigh, Veena S

doi:10.1080/13557858.1996.9961770

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“…Limited published research is available concerning the psychological health of Indian immigrant women in the United States. However, several studies examined mental health among Indian immigrant women in the United Kingdom, and found that the suicide rate of Indian immigrant women was higher than that of their male counterparts and of the indigenous populations of their adopted countries (Patel and Gaw 1996;Raleigh 1996). Patel and Gaw reported that family conflict was a common precipitating factor, as did Hicks and Bhugra (2003).…”

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Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

Varghese

Jenkins

2009

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The present study related generational status, marital status, parental overprotection (control), and cultural value conflict to self-esteem and depression among first and second-generation Asian Indian immigrant women in the south-midwestern United States. Self-report data from 73 community-dwelling women supported the hypotheses that unmarried and second-generation women would report greater maternal control and cultural value conflict than would married and first-generation women. Secondgenerational status, high maternal control, and high cultural value conflict correlated with higher depressive symptomology; being married, low maternal control, and low cultural value conflict were related to high self-esteem. Regression analyses indicated a mediating role for cultural value conflict for depression symptom predictors, but not for self-esteem predictors. Open-ended response data provided enriched understanding of these women's cultural and family conflicts.

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Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

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2009

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“…Several large-scale studies have been carried out (Hunt et al, 2003;Soni Raleigh, 1996) plus a number of small-scale local studies from the 1980s and 1990s. Generalisations are difficult owing to variation in definition of South Asian, the reliability of coroners' records, methodological problems and geographical variation.…”

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Mental illness and suicide in British South Asian adults

Ineichen¹

2012

Mental Health, Religion & Culture

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South Asians make up about 5% of the UK population. Their rates for mental illness and suicide have been shown by some researchers to be rather lower than that of the total UK population, using a variety of measures, and considering many psychiatric conditions. This paper reviews the literature on the extent of mental illness among British South Asian adults, and explores aspects of their service use, and their attitudes to mental illness. Some distinguishing features of British South Asian mental health are identified, including areas justifying further research. Variations in the South Asian population including generation, country of origin, religion, class, wealth and geography, emphasise the growing need to disaggregate this population when presenting data about them.

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“…1,2 Rates of suicide 3,4 and self-harm [5][6][7] may be lower in BME groups than White groups overall, but this finding may obscure differences in age-and gender-specific groups. Also, rates of suicide and self-harm within ethnic minority groups may fluctuate according to area, with a decline in relative risk of suicide and self-harm where there is a larger density of minority populations.…”

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Ethnic differences in self-harm, rates, characteristics and service provision: three-city cohort study

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Variation in rates of suicide in Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups have been reported in different countries.1,2 Rates of suicide 3,4 and self-harm 5-7 may be lower in BME groups than White groups overall, but this finding may obscure differences in age-and gender-specific groups. Also, rates of suicide and self-harm within ethnic minority groups may fluctuate according to area, with a decline in relative risk of suicide and self-harm where there is a larger density of minority populations. 8,9 Previous research on BME groups in the UK has generally been conducted in single geographical areas, 10 and self-harm studies have been limited by small sample size, with few studies of people of African-Caribbean origin.11 A report on suicide prevention for BME groups in England calls for better information on rates and risk factors for suicide or behaviours that increase the likelihood of suicide. 12 We have conducted a study of self-harm in different minority ethnic groups using a multicentre database of self-harm in three geographical areas in England. Our objectives were to compare ethnic groups (that is, White, South Asian and Black African-Caribbean) with regard to: age-and gender-specific rates of self-harm in different cities; sociodemographic and clinical characteristics; clinical management following self-harm; and risk of repetition of self-harm. Method Study design and data collectionWe conducted a prospective, multicentre cohort study, identifying all episodes of self-harm presenting to emergency departments in general hospitals in Manchester (three hospitals), Derby (two hospitals) and Oxford (one hospital). The study hospitals were chosen on a pragmatic basis -the centres included were those that had established monitoring systems. The cities of Manchester, Derby and Oxford have different profiles (Table 1), with ethnic groups forming a greater proportion of the general population in Manchester. According to the UK government's Index of Multiple Deprivation, where 353 local authority areas in England were scored on a number of indicators (covering a range of economic, social and health issues) into a single deprivation score, 13 Manchester was ranked fourth (worst), Derby sixty-ninth and Oxford one hundred and fifty-fifth.Data were collected using established monitoring systems in the three centres, described in full elsewhere.14,15 Self-harm attendances were identified via detailed examination of computerised emergency department records and defined consistently across all three centres as intentional self-poisoning or self-injury, irrespective of motivation and degree of suicidal intent.16 Most participants received a psychosocial assessment from emergency department staff and/or mental health specialists. For assessed participants, clinicians recorded a wide range of sociodemographic and clinical information using research assessment forms. For participants who were not assessed (for example, because they refused or took early discharge), basic information was collected by research clerks from medi...

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Suicide patterns and trends in people of Indian subcontinent and Caribbean origin in England and Wales

Cited by 97 publications

References 21 publications

Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

Parental Overprotection, Cultural Value Conflict, and Psychological Adaptation among Asian Indian Women in America

Mental illness and suicide in British South Asian adults

Ethnic differences in self-harm, rates, characteristics and service provision: three-city cohort study

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