Suicidal Behaviour, including Ideation and Self-Harm, in Young Migrants: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Young people experience high rates of suicidal ideation, self-harm, suicide attempt and death due to suicide. As a result of increasing globalisation, young people are increasingly mobile and can migrate from one country to another seeking educational and employment opportunities. With a growing number of young migrants, it is important to understand the prevalence of suicidal behaviour among this population group. We systematically searched Medline, Embase, and PsycINFO from inception until 31 March 2022. Eligible studies were those providing data on suicidal ideation, self-harm, suicide attempt, and death due to suicide. Seventeen studies were included in the review, some of which provided data on multiple outcomes of interest. Twelve studies provided data on suicidal ideation, five prov

SUBMITTER: Basu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9318121 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature