Suicidal Behavior of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in Europe

1., 2015
ISBN: 978-0-88937-453-9
Verlag: Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

Leading experts look at suicidal behavior and its prevention in immigrants and their
descendants – the fastest expanding section of the population in many countries.
Nearly half of the inhabitants of large European cities (London, Berlin, Amsterdam…),
and a rising proportion of many countries’ overall populations, are immigrants or
from an ethnic minority. However, little systematic account has been taken of this
in research and prevention of suicide.
This volume seeks to address this gap. Leading experts look at rates of suicidal
behavior among immigrant and minority groups, the risk factors, specific groups
known to have a particular high risk such as refugees, the role of cultural factors, and
translation of epidemiology, theory, and other research findings into solid prevention
and treatment programs.

Zielgruppe

For psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, social scientists, and public health
workers concerned with suicide and its prevention.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bergen, Diana van

Montesinos, Amanda Heredia

Schouler-Ocak, Meryam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie Kulturpsychologie, Ethnopsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents
Foreword by Danuta Wasserman
Part I: Introduction
Introduction
by Diana D. van Bergen, Amanda Heredia Montesinos,
and Meryam Schouler-Ocak
Part II: Rates
Rates of Suicidal Behavior Among Immigrants and
Ethnic Minorities in Europe
by Marion Christina Aichberger
Part III: Risk Factors
Precipitating and Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior
Among Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in Europe
by Amanda Heredia Montesinos
Suicidal Behavior Among Ethnic Minorities in England
by Matthew Haigh, Navneet Kapur, and Jayne Cooper
Part IV: Special Interest Groups
Female Immigrants and Suicidal Behavior
by Diana D. van Bergen and Amanda Heredia Montesinos
Suicidal Behavior and Sociocultural Factors Among
South Asians in the UK
by Alex Till and Dinesh Bhugra
Suicide and Self-Harm Among Refugees and Asylum
Seekers
by Pavan Joshi and Nasir Warfa
Suicide Among the Roma People and Irish Travelers
by David Lester
Part V: The Role of Culture
Culture, Cultural Meanings, and Suicide Among People
From Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
by Erminia Colucci and Lay San Too
When Can Suicidality Be Considered a Sign of Mental
Malady?
by Andreas Heinz
Part VI: Prevention and Treatment
Suicidal Behavior in Four Ethnic Groups in The Hague,
The Netherlands, 1987–2010
by Irene Burger, Betty Salverda, Marion Ferber, Marian
Luinstra-Passchier, and Geertje Ariëns
End Your Silence, Not Your Life
by Meryam Schouler-Ocak