Mental health difficulties and suicidal behaviours among young migrants: Multicentre study of European adolescents

Elaine M. McMahon; Paul Corcoran; Helen Keeley; Mary Cannon; Vladimir Carli; Camilla Wasserman; Marco Sarchiapone; Alan Apter; Judit Balazs; Raphaela Banzer; Julio Bobes; Romuald Brunner; Doina Cozman; Christian Haring; Michael Kaess; Jean Pierre Kahn; Agnes Kereszteny; Ursa Mars Bitenc; Vita Poštuvan; Bogdan Nemes; Pilar A. Sáiz; Merike Sisask; Alexandra Tubiana; Peeter Värnik; Christina W. Hoven; Danuta Wasserman

doi:10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005322

Mental health difficulties and suicidal behaviours among young migrants: Multicentre study of European adolescents

Elaine M. McMahon
, Paul Corcoran
, Helen Keeley
, Mary Cannon
, Vladimir Carli
, Camilla Wasserman
, Marco Sarchiapone
, Alan Apter
, Judit Balazs
, Raphaela Banzer
, Julio Bobes
, Romuald Brunner
, Doina Cozman
, Christian Haring
, Michael Kaess
, Jean Pierre Kahn
, Agnes Kereszteny
, Ursa Mars Bitenc
, Vita Poštuvan
, Bogdan Nemes

Pilar A. Sáiz, Merike Sisask, Alexandra Tubiana, Peeter Värnik, Christina W. Hoven, Danuta Wasserman

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Mid-Western Regional Hospital Limerick
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Karolinska Institutet
Columbia University
University of Molise
Istituto Superiore di Sanita
Tel Aviv University
Vadaskert Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital
Eötvös Loránd University
Addiction help services B.I.N.
University of Oviedo
Heidelberg University
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Tirol Kliniken
University of Bern
Université de Lorraine
Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy
Semmelweis University
University of Primorska
Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute (ERSI)
Tallinn University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	291-299
Number of pages	9
Journal	BJPsych Open
Volume	3
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005322
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2017

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McMahon, E. M., Corcoran, P., Keeley, H., Cannon, M., Carli, V., Wasserman, C., Sarchiapone, M., Apter, A., Balazs, J., Banzer, R., Bobes, J., Brunner, R., Cozman, D., Haring, C., Kaess, M., Kahn, J. P., Kereszteny, A., Bitenc, U. M., Poštuvan, V., ... Wasserman, D. (2017). Mental health difficulties and suicidal behaviours among young migrants: Multicentre study of European adolescents. BJPsych Open, 3(6), 291-299. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjpo.bp.117.005322

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