Risk of suicide attempt and suicide in young adult refugees compared to their Swedish-born peers: a register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Refugees, especially minors, who often have experienced traumatic events, are a vulnerable group regarding poor mental health. Little is known, however, of their risk of suicidal behaviour as young adults. We aimed to investigate the risk of suicidal behaviour for young adult refugees who migrated as minors. The moderating role of education and history of mental disorders in this association was also investigated.

Methods

In this register linkage study, all 19-30-year-old Swedish-born (n = 1,149,855) and refugees (n = 51,098) residing in Sweden on December 31st, 2009 were included. The follow-up period covered 2010-2016. Cox models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The multivariate models were adjusted for socio-demograph

SUBMITTER: Geirsdottir G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8558272 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature