Mexican immigration to the U.S., the occurrence of violence and the impact of mental disorders
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria; Borges, Guilherme; Rafful, Claudia; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Saito, Naomi; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Medina-Mora, Maria-Elena; Breslau, Joshua.
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
; 35(2): 161-168, April-June 2013. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS | ID: lil-680897
Objective:
To study immigration, U.S. nativity, and return migration as risk factors for violence among people of Mexican origin in the U.S. and Mexico.Methods:
Cross-sectional surveys in the United States (2001-2003; n=1,213) and Mexico (2001-2002; n=2,362). Discrete time survival models were used. The reference group was Mexicans living in Mexico without migrant experience or a migrant relative.Results:
Mexican immigrants in the U.S. have lower risk for any violence (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.5, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.4-0.7). U.S.-born Mexican-Americans were at higher risk for violence victimization of a sexual nature (for sexual assault, HR = 2.5, 95%CI 1.7-3.7). Return migrants were at increased risk for being kidnapped or held hostage (HR = 2.8, 95%CI 1.1-7.1). Compared to those without a mental disorder, those with a mental disorder were more likely to suffer any violence (HR = 2.3, 95%CI 1.9-2.7), regardless of the migrant experience.Conclusions:
The impact of immigration on the occurrence of violence is more complex than usually believed. Return migrants are more likely to suffer violence such as being held hostage or beaten by someone other than a partner. .Assuntos
Adolescente Adulto Idoso Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais Feminino Humanos Masculino Pessoa de Meia-Idade Adulto Jovem Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia Emigração e Imigração Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia Transtornos Mentais/psicologia Violência/psicologia Distribuição por Idade Fatores Etários Métodos Epidemiológicos Transtornos Mentais/etnologia México/epidemiologia México/etnologia Fatores de Risco Distribuição por Sexo Delitos Sexuais/etnologia Delitos Sexuais/estatística & dados numéricos Fatores Socioeconômicos Estados Unidos/epidemiologia Violência/etnologia Violência/estatística & dados numéricos
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