Prevention of suicide in ethnic minorities in the UK

Bibliographic Data

ID12928133
AuthorsNusrat Husain (0000-0002-9493-0721, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, corresponding author), Nasim Chaudhry (0000-0003-4142-868X, University of Manchester), Mohammed Omair Husain (Royal Surrey County Hospital), Waquas Waheed (0000-0002-0756-2263, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust)
Year2009
Volume2
Issue1
Pages10-17
Publication date2009-05-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-0980 • E-ISSN: 2042-8367
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/17570980200900003
OpenAlexW2114237954
LanguageEN
References cited30

Background: suicide prevention is a priority for health services in England. A high rate of suicide in South Asian women and a dramatic rise in young Afro‐Caribbean's has been reported in the UK.Aims: the aim of this selected review is to present the cultural context of suicidal behavior and possible preventive strategies for the South Asian and Afro‐Caribbean's living in the UK.Methods: relevant data about the cultural context of suicidal behavior in the two ethnic groups is reviewed.Findings: our findings suggest that socio‐cultural factors in women of South Asian origin and social risk factors and situational stress in Afro Caribbean's appears to be related to acts of self‐harm.Conclusions: we could not identify any published studies of effective suicide prevention strategies or on any treatment programmes for the two ethnic minority groups. Addressing the cultural, linguistic and religious need of these groups should be of paramount importance

Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Harm · Poison control · Political science · Situational ethics · Suicide prevention · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies