Mental health difficulties and suicidal behaviours among young migrants: multicentre study of European adolescents.
BJPsych Open
; 3(6): 291-299, 2017 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Migration has been reported to be associated with higher prevalence of mental disorders and suicidal behaviour.AIMS:
To examine the prevalence of emotional and behavioural difficulties, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among migrant adolescents and their non-migrant peers.METHOD:
A school-based survey was completed by 11 057 European adolescents as part of the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) study.RESULTS:
A previous suicide attempt was reported by 386 (3.6%) adolescents. Compared with non-migrants, first-generation migrants had an elevated prevalence of suicide attempts (odds ratio (OR) 2.08; 95% CI 1.32-3.26; P=0.001 for European migrants and OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.06-3.27; P=0.031 for non-European migrants) and significantly higher levels of peer difficulties. Highest levels of conduct and hyperactivity problems were found among migrants of non-European origin.CONCLUSIONS:
Appropriate mental health services and school-based supports are required to meet the complex needs of migrant adolescents. DECLARATION OF INTEREST None. COPYRIGHT AND USAGE © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Risk_factors_studies
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En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article