Diana Debora van Bergen Suicidal behavior of young migrant women in The Netherlands
a comparative study of minority and majority women
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Young Turkish women and South Asian-Surinamese women are much more likely to attempt suicide than young Dutch women. On the other hand, their Moroccan counterparts are less likely to do so. In particular, the extent to which young women are restricted in important life choices plays a crucial role. Figures from the Rotterdam Public Health Service (GGD) showed that 19.2 % of young Surinamese Hindu women had attempted suicide. 14.6 % of young Turkish women, and 8.8 % of young Dutch women. Yet only 6.2 % of young Moroccan women reported ever making a suicide attempt. According to Van Bergen, a migratory background or an ethnic minority status therefore fails to fully explain the increased risk of suicidal behaviour among young female migrants. Van Bergen interviewed fifty women who had previously attempted suicide: both women with a migratory background and native Dutch women.