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ArticleEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2016

Mental health, migration stressors and suicidal ideation among Latino immigrants in Spain and the United States.

L R Fortuna, K Álvarez, Z Ramos Ortiz, Y Wang, X Mozo Alegría, B L Cook, M Alegría

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

L R FortunaBoston University Medical School, Boston Medical Center, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 850, Harrison Avenue, Dowling Building, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02118 USA; Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50, Staniford Street, Suite 830 Boston, MA 02114 USA.
K ÁlvarezDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50, Staniford Street, Suite 830 Boston, MA 02114 USA.
Z Ramos OrtizDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50, Staniford Street, Suite 830 Boston, MA 02114 USA.
Y WangDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50, Staniford Street, Suite 830 Boston, MA 02114 USA.
X Mozo AlegríaHospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Paseo de la Vall d'Hebron, 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
B L CookHealth Equity Research Lab, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, 1035, Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA 02141 USA.
M AlegríaDisparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 50, Staniford Street, Suite 830 Boston, MA 02114 USA. Electronic address: malegria@mgh.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USCambridge Health Alliance · USHarvard University · USVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

Funding

Harnessing Computerized Adaptive Testing, Transdiagnostic Theories of Suicidal Behavior, and Machine Learning to Advance the Emergent Assessment of Suicidal Youth (EASY).R01MH100155 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BRENT, DAVID A., GIBBONS, ROBERT D · 2013 to 2022
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Effects of Social Context, Culture and Minority Status on Depression and AnxietyR01MH098374 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALEGRIA, MARGARITA, CANINO, GLORISA J · 2012 to 2016
$3.3M
International Latino Research Partnership (ILRP)R01DA034952 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALEGRIA, MARGARITA · 2013 to 2017
$2.8M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA034952NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH098374NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH100155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmigration stress appears to augment the risk for suicide behaviors for Latinos. Yet, specific risk factors that contribute to suicidal ideation (SI) among diverse Latino immigrant populations are not well established.

methodsData were collected in Boston, Madrid and Barcelona using a screening battery assessing mental health, substance abuse risk, trauma exposure, demographics, and sociocultural factors. Prevalence rates of lifetime and 30-day SI were compared across sites. Logistic regression modeling was used to identify sociodemographic, clinical, and sociocultural-contextual factors associated with 30-day SI.

resultsFive hundred and sixty-seven Latino patients from primary care, behavioral health and HIV clinics and community agencies participated. Rates of lifetime SI ranged from 29-35%; rates for 30-day SI were 21-23%. Rates of SI were not statistically different between sites. Factors associated with SI included exposure to discrimination, lower ethnic identity, elevated family conflict, and low sense of belonging (P<0.01). In the adjusted model, higher scores on depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and trauma exposure were significantly associated with 30-day SI (OR=1.14, 1.04, and 7.76, respectively). Greater number of years living in the host country was significantly associated with increased odds of having SI (OR=2.22) while having citizenship status was associated with lower odds (OR=0.45).

conclusionLatinos suffering depression, trauma exposure, and immigration stressors are more likely to experience SI. Despite differences in country of origin, education, and other demographic factors between countries, rates of SI did not differ. Recommendations for prevention and clinical practice for addressing suicidal ideation risk among Latino immigrants are discussed.

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AdultDepressionEmigrants and ImmigrantsEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSpainStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalAddictionPosttraumatic stress disorderSocial and cross-cultural psychiatrySuicideUnipolar depression

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