ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2012
Suicide of first-generation immigrants in Australia, 1974-2006.
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- Suicide by persons with foreign background in Japan.PloS one · 2019Article
- Suicide Risk among Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities: A Literature Overview.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
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- Suicide and self-harm trends in recent immigrant youth in Ontario, 1996-2012: a population-based longitudinal cohort study.BMJ open · 2017Article
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- Mental health, migration stressors and suicidal ideation among Latino immigrants in Spain and the United States.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2016Article
- Are immigrants responsible for the recent decline in Australian suicide rates?Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2015Article
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- National Cohort Study of Suicidality and Violent Criminality among Danish Immigrants.PloS one · 2015Article
- The influence of deprivation on suicide mortality in urban and rural Queensland: an ecological analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2014Article
- Suicide mortality in second-generation migrants, Australia, 2001–2008.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2014Article
- Mental health research and evaluation in multicultural Australia: developing a culture of inclusion.International journal of mental health systems · 2013Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study analysed suicide rates among first-generation immigrants in Australia from 1974 to 2006, and compared their suicide risks against the Australian-born population. It also examined the associations between the suicide rates of immigrants from 23 selected countries of birth during 2001-2006, and in their home countries.
methodAge-standardised suicide rates (15+ years) and rate ratios, with a 95 % confidence interval, during 1974-2006 were calculated for country of birth (COB) groups. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was calculated between COB-specific immigrant suicide rates during 2001-2006 in Australia and in their homelands.
resultsSuicide rates showed a decreasing time-trend among all COB groups for both genders in Australia. The lowest suicide rates were found during 2004-2006, compared to other year groups. Throughout the study period, males born in Eastern, Northern and Western Europe and New Zealand had the highest suicide rates in Australia. For females, the highest rates were among those born in Western Europe and the UK (including Ireland). Male and female migrants born in North Africa and the Middle East, Southern and Central Asia and South East Asia showed the lowest suicide rates. There was a significant correlation between male immigrant suicide rates by COB and the rates of their home countries.
conclusionThe patterns of suicide rates in immigrants were influenced by the social and cultural norms of their COB. The overall decrease in suicide risk among immigrants was particularly evident in males.
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