INTRODUCTION: This paper explores the association between suicidal behavior and immigrant status among Israeli residents from the former USSR (FSU). METHOD: The Israeli component of the World Mental Health Survey (INHS) provided information on suicide ideations, plans and attempts. The INHS samples included Israel-born Jews (n = 2,114) and post-1990 immigrants from the FSU (n = 814). Data on completed suicide were extracted from the countrywide report of the Ministry of Health. RESULTS: The controlled lifetime rates of suicidal behavior among FSU immigrants were significantly higher than among their Israel-born counterparts. A higher risk was found in the first years following immigration among young adults with higher education and without a spouse. Completed suicide rates were higher among the FSU immigrants than in the general Israeli population with the largest risk among young-adult immigrant men. DISCUSSION: The findings are consistent with previous studies and are discussed in the context of both suicide rates in the country of origin and migratory stressors. Preventive measures are suggested.
INTRODUCTION: This paper explores the association between suicidal behavior and immigrant status among Israeli residents from the former USSR (FSU). METHOD: The Israeli component of the World Mental Health Survey (INHS) provided information on suicide ideations, plans and attempts. The INHS samples included Israel-born Jews (n = 2,114) and post-1990 immigrants from the FSU (n = 814). Data on completed suicide were extracted from the countrywide report of the Ministry of Health. RESULTS: The controlled lifetime rates of suicidal behavior among FSU immigrants were significantly higher than among their Israel-born counterparts. A higher risk was found in the first years following immigration among young adults with higher education and without a spouse. Completed suicide rates were higher among the FSU immigrants than in the general Israeli population with the largest risk among young-adult immigrant men. DISCUSSION: The findings are consistent with previous studies and are discussed in the context of both suicide rates in the country of origin and migratory stressors. Preventive measures are suggested.
Authors: Jing Dai; Bao-Liang Zhong; Yu-Tao Xiang; Helen F K Chiu; Sandra S M Chan; Xin Yu; Eric D Caine Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2014-11-18 Impact factor: 4.328
Authors: L R Fortuna; K Álvarez; Z Ramos Ortiz; Y Wang; X Mozo Alegría; B L Cook; M Alegría Journal: Eur Psychiatry Date: 2016-06-13 Impact factor: 5.361