TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Suicidal behavior among immigrants
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Mirsky, Julia
A1  - Kohn, Robert
A1  - Dolberg, Pnina
A1  - Levav, Itzhak
SP  - 1133
EP  - 1141
VL  - 46
IS  - 11
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-010-0280-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -