Citation

Guzder J. Transcult. Psychiatry 2011; 48(5): 585-603.

Affiliation

McGill University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, McGill University, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1363461511425098

PMID

22123835

Abstract

This paper examines narratives of women from the Indian subcontinent, including Canadian refugee claimants, emerging from the conflict regions of Pakistan, Punjab, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, who have presented suicidal ideation or attempts or died by suicide. The focus is on the relationship of suicide and suicide behavior to particular systemic stressors related to familial, social, and group agendas. The vulnerability of individual women is presented in the context of gender issues, deeply embedded group trauma, historical legacies, and intragenerational dynamics, as well as acute stressors that contribute to the underlying distress of these women.

Language: en