Suicidal behaviour of young immigrant women in the Netherlands. Can we use Durkheim's concept of 'fatalistic suicide' to explain their high incidence of attempted suicide?

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-322

  van Bergen, Diana ^a   Smit, Johannes H ^a   van Balkom, Anton J L M ^a   Saharso, Sawitri ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Behavioural autonomy; Children of immigrants; Cultural factors; Gender and immigration; Mental illness; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149474139     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870802315043     Document Type: Article

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