Abstract
Objective:There are studies revealing thatcharacteristics of suicide behavior in immigrantsresemble to their country of origin or are converging to their new country. This study compares the socio-demographic suicide relatedcharacteristics of Turkish immigrants in Europeto native Turkish suicide attempters. Method:Turkish suicide attempters in Europe were compared to native Turkish suicide attempters usingthe data pool of WHO/EURO Multicentre Studyon Parasuicide. Results: Female/male rate islower, rates for being married are higher, education levels are lower, economic state is betterand psychotrop drug use is a more common suicide method in immigrant Turkish attempters.Discussion: The characteristics of immigrantTurkish suicide attempters may be convergingto characteristics in Europe
References
- Antonovsky A (1993) Complexity, Conflict, Chaos, Coherence, Coercion and Civility. Soc Sci Med. 37(8): 969-74.
- Lester D (1972) Migration and Suicide. Med. J. Aust, 1:941-942.
- Stack S (1981) The Effect of Immigration on Suicide: A Cross-National Analysis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology 2:205-218
- Patel S, Gaw AC (1996) Suicide Among Immigrants From the Indian Subcontinent: A Review. Psychiatry Serv 47 (5): 517-21.
- Sainsbury P, Barraclough B (1968) Differences Between Suicide Rates. Nature 21;220(173):1252.
- Whitlock FA (1971) Migration and Suicide, Medical Journal of Australia, 11, 840.
- Kliewer EV, Ward RH (1988) Convergence of Suicide Rates to Those in the Destination Country. Am. J. Epidemiol 127, 640-653.
- Say›l I (1984) Psychiatric Problems of Turkish Labourers in Holland. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 30(4):267- 73.
- Razum O, Zeeb H (2004) Suicide Mortality Among Turks in Germany Nervenarzt. 75(11):1092-8.
- van der Wurff FB, Beekman AT, Dijkshoorn H et al (2004) Prevalence and Risk-Factors for Depression in Elderly Turkish and Moroccan Migrants in the Netherlands. J Affect Disord. 15;83(1):33-41.
- Bayard-Burfield L, Sundquist J, Johansson SE (2001) Ethnicity, Self Reported Psychiatric Illness, and Intake of Psychotropic Drugs in Five Ethnic Groups in Sweden. J Epidemiol Community Health. 55(9):657-64.
- Say›l I, Baskak B, Devrimci Özgüven H (2004) The Characteristics of Turkish Suicide Attempters in Europe. Oral Presentation in Yearly Meeting of German Association of Suicide Prevention, Germany.
Abstract
Amaç:Göçmenlerin intihar davranış özelliklerinin doğdukları ülkelerdeki özelliklere benzediği ya da göç edilen ülkelerdeki özelliklerebenzediğini gösteren çalışmalar yapılmıştır. Buçalışmada Avrupa’daki göçmen Türklerin intihardavranışının özellikleri Türkiye’deki intihardavranış özellikleriyle karşılaştırılmıştır.Yöntem: Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün Avrupa ÇokMerkezli İntihar Çalışması’nın verileri üzerindenAvrupa’da intihar girişiminde bulunan Türkiyedoğumlu vakaların verileri Türkiye’deki intiharverileriyle karşılaştırılmıştır. Bulgular: Göçmenintihar girişimlerinde; kadın/erkek oranının dahadüşük, eğitim seviyesinin daha düşük, evlilikoranlarının daha yüksek ve ekonomik durumundaha iyi olduğu ve psikotrop ilaçlarla yapılangirişimlerin daha yaygın olduğu gözlenmiştir.Tartışma: Türk göçmenlerin intihar davranış özelliklerinin Avrupa’daki özelliklere yaklaştığı
söylenebilir.
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References
- Antonovsky A (1993) Complexity, Conflict, Chaos, Coherence, Coercion and Civility. Soc Sci Med. 37(8): 969-74.
- Lester D (1972) Migration and Suicide. Med. J. Aust, 1:941-942.
- Stack S (1981) The Effect of Immigration on Suicide: A Cross-National Analysis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology 2:205-218
- Patel S, Gaw AC (1996) Suicide Among Immigrants From the Indian Subcontinent: A Review. Psychiatry Serv 47 (5): 517-21.
- Sainsbury P, Barraclough B (1968) Differences Between Suicide Rates. Nature 21;220(173):1252.
- Whitlock FA (1971) Migration and Suicide, Medical Journal of Australia, 11, 840.
- Kliewer EV, Ward RH (1988) Convergence of Suicide Rates to Those in the Destination Country. Am. J. Epidemiol 127, 640-653.
- Say›l I (1984) Psychiatric Problems of Turkish Labourers in Holland. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 30(4):267- 73.
- Razum O, Zeeb H (2004) Suicide Mortality Among Turks in Germany Nervenarzt. 75(11):1092-8.
- van der Wurff FB, Beekman AT, Dijkshoorn H et al (2004) Prevalence and Risk-Factors for Depression in Elderly Turkish and Moroccan Migrants in the Netherlands. J Affect Disord. 15;83(1):33-41.
- Bayard-Burfield L, Sundquist J, Johansson SE (2001) Ethnicity, Self Reported Psychiatric Illness, and Intake of Psychotropic Drugs in Five Ethnic Groups in Sweden. J Epidemiol Community Health. 55(9):657-64.
- Say›l I, Baskak B, Devrimci Özgüven H (2004) The Characteristics of Turkish Suicide Attempters in Europe. Oral Presentation in Yearly Meeting of German Association of Suicide Prevention, Germany.
Details
| Other ID | JA96UE87TE |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | September 1, 2005 |
| Submission Date | September 1, 2005 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2005 Volume: 13 Issue: 3 |