ArticleThe British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science2020
Suicide risk among refugees compared with non-refugee migrants and the Swedish-born majority population.
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- Suicide among post-Arabellion refugees in Germany.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Gambling and Migration - The Role of Culture and Family.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
- Migration background, eating disorder symptoms and healthcare service utilisation: findings from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort.BJPsych open · 2023Article
- Entrapment and escape: Exploring the relationship between suicide and emigration in a post-communist country.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2022Article
- Contact with psychiatric care prior to suicide: are there differences between migrants and the majority population in Sweden? A cohort study of 12 474 persons who died by suicide between 2006 and 2016.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Article
- Suicide rates amongst individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds: A systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Suicidal ideation among recently arrived refugees in Germany.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Suicide risk in people with post-traumatic stress disorder: A cohort study of 3.1 million people in Sweden.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
- Refugee Mental Health, Global Health Policy, and the Syrian Crisis.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Inequalities in Psychiatric Service Use and Mortality by Migrant Status Following a First Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder: A Swedish Cohort Study of 1.3M People.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2021Article
- Psychiatric care use among migrants to Sweden compared with Swedish-born residents: a longitudinal cohort study of 5 150 753 people.BMJ global health · 2020Article
- Substance use disorders in refugee and migrant groups in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study of 1.2 million people.PLoS medicine · 2019Article
- Evidence for suicide prevention strategies with populations in displacement: a systematic review.Intervention (Amstelveen, Netherlands)Article
- Social Inequalities and Health among Older Immigrant Women in the Nordic Countries: An Integrative Review.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
backgroundIt has been hypothesised that refugees have an increased risk of suicide.
aimsTo investigate whether risk of suicide is higher among refugees compared with non-refugee migrants from the same areas of origin and with the Swedish-born population, and to examine whether suicide rates among migrants converge to the Swedish-born population over time.
methodA population-based cohort design using linked national registers to follow 1 457 898 people born between 1 January 1970 and 31 December 1984, classified by migrant status as refugees, non-refugee migrants or Swedish-born. Participants were followed from their 16th birthday or date of arrival in Sweden until death, emigration or 31 December 2015, whichever came first. Cox regression models estimated adjusted hazard ratios for suicide by migrant status, controlling for age, gender, region of origin and income.
resultsThere were no significant differences in suicide risk between refugee and non-refugee migrants (hazard ratio 1.28, 95% CI 0.93-1.76) and both groups had a lower risk of suicide than Swedish born. During their first 5 years in Sweden no migrants died by suicide; however, after 21-31 years their suicide risk was equivalent to the Swedish-born population (hazard ratio 0.94, 95% CI 0.79-1.22). After adjustment for income this risk was significantly lower for migrants than the Swedish-born population.
conclusionsBeing a refugee was not an additional risk factor for suicide. Our findings regarding temporal changes in suicide risk suggest that acculturation and socioeconomic deprivation may account for a convergence of suicide risk between migrants and the host population over time. DECLARATION OF INTEREST: None.
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