ArticleBMJ case reports2016
Paired suicide in a young refugee couple on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Article in BMJ case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Cohort Profile: the SMRU Refugee and Migrant Pregnancy Study in Western Thailand and Eastern Myanmar.Wellcome open research · 2026Article
- The role of alcohol use in pesticide suicide and self-harm: a scoping review.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Suicidal ideation in the perinatal period: findings from the Thailand-Myanmar border.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Global Health Education and Advocacy: Using BMJ Case Reports to Tackle the Social Determinants of Health.Frontiers in public health · 2018Review
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Abstract
A young refugee woman attended antenatal clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border at 9 weeks' gestation. As part of an ongoing study of perinatal mental health, she underwent a structured psychiatric interview during which she described occasional depressed mood, anhedonia and passive suicidal ideation. Her husband was a young refugee known to use alcohol and drugs. 2 days later, the couple committed suicide together by herbicide ingestion. Refugee populations are at risk of developing mental disorders as a result of their marginalised status, socioeconomic disadvantage and exposures to trauma. Pregnancy may have exacerbated feelings of hopelessness in this couple. The prevalence of mental disorders such as depression is increased in the perinatal period and suicide is the second leading cause of death in young women globally. Prevention programmes and early recognition of mental disorders may improve detection and lead to better support for vulnerable individuals.
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