Soni Raleigh V, Balarajan R
Institute of Public Health, University of Surrey, Guildford.
Br J Psychiatry. 1992 Sep;161:365-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.161.3.365.
Suicide levels in England and Wales during 1979-83 were low among males from the Indian subcontinent (SMR 73) and significantly high in young Indian women (age-specific ratios 273 and 160 at ages 15-24 and 25-34 respectively). Suicide levels were low in Caribbeans (SMRs 81 and 62 in men and women respectively) and high in East Africans (SMRs 128 and 148 in men and women respectively). The excess in East Africans (most of whom are of Indian origin) was largely confined to younger ages. Immigrant groups had significantly higher rates of suicide by burning, with a ninefold excess among women of Indian origin. The pressures leading to higher suicide levels among young women of Indian origin highlight the need for making appropriate forms of support and counselling available to this community.
1979年至1983年间，印度次大陆男性在英格兰和威尔士的自杀率较低（标准化死亡比为73），而年轻印度女性的自杀率则显著较高（15至24岁和25至34岁年龄组的年龄别比率分别为273和160）。加勒比人的自杀率较低（男性和女性的标准化死亡比分别为81和62），而东非人的自杀率较高（男性和女性的标准化死亡比分别为128和148）。东非人（其中大多数是印度裔）的自杀率过高主要集中在较年轻的年龄段。移民群体通过焚烧自杀的比率显著更高，印度裔女性的这一比率高出九倍。导致印度裔年轻女性自杀率较高的压力凸显了为该群体提供适当形式的支持和咨询服务的必要性。
