Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Volume 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-179

Suicide and suicidal behaviour among female migrants of Turkish descent [Suizid und suizidales verhalten bei frauenmit Türkischem migrationshintergrund] (Review)

Montesinos A.H. , Bromand Z. , Aichberger M.C. , Temur-Erman S. , Yesil R. , Rapp M. , Heinz A. , Schouler-Ocak M.*
  • a Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
  • b Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
  • c Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
  • d Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
  • e Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
  • f Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
  • g Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
  • h Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus, Große Hamburger Straße 5-11, D-10115 Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Migration has been proposed to be a risk factor for suicidal tendencies because immigrants often face particular challenges. Particularly young immigrant women show more suicidal behaviour than same-aged native women. Although the causes for suicidal crisis behaviour in Turkish immigrant women are still poorly understood, first studies show that not only psychological and psychiatric factors are important but that psychosocial factors are indeed crucial. Important psychosocial factors include the dissonance between values and norms of the country of origin and the country of residence, problems with formation of identity, problems with the living conditions, acculturation problems, stressful life-events, and an over-controlled life. However, not all immigrants experience this kind of distress. Protective factors are certain personality traits (e.g., extraversion and self-efficacy), social support, and a higher degree of integration. If and how these risk and protective factors influence suicidal tendencies among young women of Turkish descent, and how these factors are mutually interconnected remains unclear and only further and more detailed research can provide an answer. © 2010 by Verlag Hans Huber, Hogrefe AG.

Author Keywords

Migration Protective factors Suicidal behaviour Suicide risk factors

Index Keywords

distress syndrome Turkey (republic) risk factor Review social support psychological aspect suicidal behavior human Suicide migration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77954407497&doi=10.1024%2f1661-4747.a000025&partnerID=40&md5=54d5eb818514824a5efe64aa23454bf8
DOI: 10.1024/1661-4747.a000025
ISSN: 16614747
Cited by: 2
Original Language: German