2018
DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232018239.17192018
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Abstract: This essay article examines suicide among young people in Brazil on the basis of Durkheim's classical approaches as revisited in current discussions of social integration networks. It presents arguments regarding the behaviour of suicide mortality rates in the light of classical public health assumptions as to social causality in processes of health and illness. The mortality rates, updated in line with international statistics, review of data in Brazilian studies and recent series for Brazil, reveal suicide "… Show more

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“…This problem is the second greatest cause of death among people from 15 to 29 years of age (4) -the age group of most university students. Suicidal ideation stands out in this context, especially among adolescents and young adults (5) since its progression, as evaluated by information regarding clear planning and intent, may suggest that suicide will be actually carried out in the next few hours or days (6) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This problem is the second greatest cause of death among people from 15 to 29 years of age (4) -the age group of most university students. Suicidal ideation stands out in this context, especially among adolescents and young adults (5) since its progression, as evaluated by information regarding clear planning and intent, may suggest that suicide will be actually carried out in the next few hours or days (6) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ele é um ato consciente de auto aniquilamento, vivenciado por aqueles em situações de vulnerabilidade, que o percebe como a melhor solução para sair de uma dor psicológica insuportável. Tem como resultado dar fim à própria vida voluntariamente (RIBEIRO et al, 2018). Se for observar a evolução do homem, pode-se perceber que a prática do suicídio é muito mais recorrente do que se mostra ser.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Suicide is also responsible for being one of the oldest themes related to individual and community health. In historical terms, it is studied with exclusion identified since Ancient Greece, today being a social phenomenon that is recurrently worked on 3 . It is a serious public health problem, victimizing one million people a year (equivalent to one suicide every 45 seconds globally) 1 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This, in principle, could be explained by the ethnic composition of the States, according to the greater or lesser predominance of brown people, but it is also important to consider that they can corroborate the low socioeconomic power and social exclusion for the situation. In Brazil, black and brown individuals retain the lowest levels of income and education 3 , and such factors may translate into greater vulnerability to the suicidal spectrum for this portion of the population.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%