Suicide death and hospital-treated suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands: a national registry-based study
| Autor: | Simone Goosen, Daan G. Uitenbroek, Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof, Irene E. A. van Oostrum, Anton E. Kunst, Karien Stronks |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Clinical Psychology, EMGO+ - Mental Health, APH - Amsterdam Public Health, Public and occupational health, Faculteit der Geneeskunde |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Suicide Prevention medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Refugee Population Poison control migrants Suicide prevention Suicidal Ideation Young Adult suicidal behaviour Injury prevention medicine Humans Registries education Psychiatry Netherlands Refugees education.field_of_study business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Incidence (epidemiology) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities Hospitalization Suicide Female business Asylum seeker Research Article asylum seekers |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, 11:484. BioMed Central BMC public health, 11(1). BioMed Central Goosen, S, Kunst, A E, Stronks, K, van Oostrum, I E A, Uitenbroek, D G & Kerkhof, A J F M 2011, ' Suicide death and hospital-treated suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands: a national registry-based study ', BMC Public Health, vol. 11, 484 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-484 BMC Public Health, 11(1):484. BioMed Central BMC Public Health, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 484 (2011) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Several suicide and suicidal behaviour risk factors are highly prevalent in asylum seekers, but there is little insight into the suicide death rate and the suicidal behaviour incidence in this population. The main objective of this study is to assess the burden of suicide and hospital-treated non-fatal suicidal behaviour in asylum seekers in the Netherlands and to identify factors that could guide prevention. Methods We obtained data on cases of suicide and suicidal behaviour from all asylum seeker reception centres in the Netherlands (period 2002-2007, age 15+). The suicide death rates in this population and in subgroups by sex, age and region of origin were compared with the rate in the Dutch population; the rates of hospital-treated suicidal behaviour were compared with that in the population of The Hague using indirect age group standardization. Results The study included 35 suicide deaths and 290 cases of hospital-treated suicidal behaviour. The suicide death rate and the incidence of hospital-treated suicidal behaviour differed between subgroups by sex and region of origin. For male asylum seekers, the suicide death rate was higher than that of the Dutch population (N = 32; RR = 2.0, 95%CI 1.37-2.83). No difference was found between suicide mortality in female asylum seekers and in the female general population of the Netherlands (N = 3; RR = 0.73; 95%CI 0.15-2.07). The incidence of hospital-treated suicidal behaviour was high in comparison with the population of The Hague for males and females from Europe and the Middle East/South West Asia, and low for males and females from Africa. Health professionals knew about mental health problems prior to the suicidal behaviour for 80% of the hospital-treated suicidal behaviour cases in asylum seekers. Conclusions In this study the suicide death rate was higher in male asylum seekers than in males in the reference population. The incidence of hospital-treated suicidal behaviour was higher in several subgroups of asylum seekers than that in the reference population. We conclude that measures to prevent suicide and suicidal behaviour among asylum seekers in the Netherlands are indicated. |
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