Immigration and Suicidal Behavior Among Mexicans and Mexican Americans
Borges G~~Breslau J~~et al
Migration to the United States was examined as a risk factor for suicidal behaviour among people of Mexican origin. Data was pooled from 2 nationally representative surveys in the United States & Mexico. Discrete time survival models were used to account for time-varying & time-invariant characteristics, including psychiatric disorders. Risk for suicide ideation was higher among Mexicans with a family member in the United States, Mexican-born immigrants who arrived in the United States at 12 or younger, & American-born Mexican-Americans than among Mexicans with neither a history of migration to the United States nor a family member currently living there. Risk for suicide attempts was also higher among Mexicans with a family member in the United States and American-born Mexican Americans. (40 refs.) JA