Markedly raised risk of attempted suicide in female immigrants and violent criminality in male immigrants in Denmark

摘要

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC?Immigrant populations in the European Union (EU) have grown considerably in recent years with over 1 in 10 residents born in another country, two-thirds of whom come from beyond the EU. There is a need to better understand the impact of increasing diversity within immigrant populations and the nature of psychosocial difficulties caused by adversities, such as racism and marginalisation. In Denmark, the risk of mental illness is elevated across the spectrum of psychiatric disorders in immigrants. There is a strong correlation between violence to others and self-harming behaviours. Previous studies on violence among immigrants have mainly focused on the USA, most recently on serious violence in Mexican immigrant populations.