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High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking Asylum in Sweden
Abstract. Background and aim: We aimed to assess rates and background factors of suicide among unaccompanied minors/youth (10–21 years of age) seeking asylum in Sweden in 2017, and to compare these rates with rates in the Swedish general population of the same age. Method: Data were collected and va...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31859565 http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000636 |
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author | Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ellenor Hagström, Ana Hollander, Anna-Clara |
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description | Abstract. Background and aim: We aimed to assess rates and background factors of suicide among unaccompanied minors/youth (10–21 years of age) seeking asylum in Sweden in 2017, and to compare these rates with rates in the Swedish general population of the same age. Method: Data were collected and validated using information from four governmental agencies and two nongovernmental organizations. Suicide rates were calculated for 100,000 individuals. Results: The suicide rate was 51.2 per 100,000 among unaccompanied minors/youth, which compares to 6.1 per 100,000 in the host population. Characteristics of asylum seekers who died by suicide were: male gender (100%) and from Afghanistan (83%). Hanging was the predominant method (60%). Limitations: As estimation of an exact population of asylum seekers is difficult; we overestimated the number of individuals in the population of asylum seekers, resulting in an underestimation of their suicide rates. Conclusion: The suicide rate in unaccompanied minors/youth seeking asylum in 2017 in Sweden can be regarded as very high. Rapid implementation of suicide preventive measures is warranted. |
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spelling | pubmed-82082932021-06-17 High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking Asylum in Sweden Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ellenor Hagström, Ana Hollander, Anna-Clara Crisis Short Report Abstract. Background and aim: We aimed to assess rates and background factors of suicide among unaccompanied minors/youth (10–21 years of age) seeking asylum in Sweden in 2017, and to compare these rates with rates in the Swedish general population of the same age. Method: Data were collected and validated using information from four governmental agencies and two nongovernmental organizations. Suicide rates were calculated for 100,000 individuals. Results: The suicide rate was 51.2 per 100,000 among unaccompanied minors/youth, which compares to 6.1 per 100,000 in the host population. Characteristics of asylum seekers who died by suicide were: male gender (100%) and from Afghanistan (83%). Hanging was the predominant method (60%). Limitations: As estimation of an exact population of asylum seekers is difficult; we overestimated the number of individuals in the population of asylum seekers, resulting in an underestimation of their suicide rates. Conclusion: The suicide rate in unaccompanied minors/youth seeking asylum in 2017 in Sweden can be regarded as very high. Rapid implementation of suicide preventive measures is warranted. Hogrefe Publishing 2019-12-20 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC8208293/ /pubmed/31859565 http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000636 Text en >© 2019 Hogrefe Publishing Distributed under the Hogrefe OpenMind License (https://doi.org/10.1027/a000001) |
spellingShingle | Short Report Mittendorfer-Rutz, Ellenor Hagström, Ana Hollander, Anna-Clara High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking Asylum in Sweden |
title | High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking
Asylum in Sweden |
title_full | High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking
Asylum in Sweden |
title_fullStr | High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking
Asylum in Sweden |
title_full_unstemmed | High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking
Asylum in Sweden |
title_short | High Suicide Rates Among Unaccompanied Minors/Youth Seeking
Asylum in Sweden |
title_sort | high suicide rates among unaccompanied minors/youth seeking
asylum in sweden |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8208293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31859565 http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000636 |
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