TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aichberger, Marion Christina
A1  - Montesinos, Amanda Heredia
A1  - Bromand, Zohra
A1  - Yesil, Rahsan
A1  - Temur-Erman, Selver
A1  - Rapp, Michael Armin
A1  - Heinz, Andreas
A1  - Schouler-Ocak, Meryam
T1  - Suicide attempt rates and intervention effects in women of Turkish origin in Berlin
T2  - European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists
N2  - Purpose: Ethnic minority groups show elevated suicide attempt rates across Europe. Evidence suggests a similar trend for women of Turkish origin in Germany, yet data on suicidal behaviour in minorities in Germany is scarce. The objective was to examine rates of suicidal behaviour, underlying motives, and to explore the effectiveness of an intervention program.
 Methods: From 05/2009-09/2011, data on all suicide attempts among women of Turkish origin who presented at a hospital-based emergency unit in Berlin, Germany, were collected. A multi-modal intervention was conducted in 2010 and the effects of age, generation and the intervention on suicide attempt rates were examined.
 Results: At the start, the highest rate was found in women aged 18-24 years with 225.4 (95% CI = 208.8-242.0)/100,000. Adjustment disorder was the most prevalent diagnosis with 49.7% (n = 79), being more common in second-generation women (P = .004). Further analyses suggested an effect of the intervention in the youngest age group (trend change of beta = -1.25; P = .017).
 Conclusion: Our findings suggest a particularly high rate of suicide attempts by 18-24-year-old, second-generation women of Turkish origin in Berlin. Furthermore, our results suggest a trend change in suicide attempts in women aged 18-24 years related to a population-based intervention program. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
KW  - Suicide attempt
KW  - Incidence rates
KW  - Turkish migrants
KW  - Intervention study
Y1  - 2015
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/38879
SN  - 0924-9338
SN  - 1778-3585
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
SP  - 480
EP  - 485
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Paris
ER  -