2014
DOI: 10.1590/1807-57622013.0241
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Circunstâncias que envolvem o suicídio de pessoas idosas

Abstract: This text analyses experiences and family relationships that preceded the suicide of an elderly person. This was a qualitative study using the psychosocial autopsy method. The cases of 16 elderly people who committed suicide in three cities in northeastern Brazil between 2006 and 2009 were considered. From content analysis, two categories were elucidated: experiences that came before the suicide and enunciation of the suicide by the elderly person to family members. The prominent factors associated with the su… Show more

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“…O abuso do álcool é considerado como um importante fator de risco. O abuso do álcool por idosos pode ser entendido como uma consequência por não conseguir suportar alguns tipos de perdas, sofrimentos ou mesmo não aceitar as contingências da velhice (Sousa et al, 2014).…”
Section: Transtorno Mentalunclassified
“…O abuso do álcool é considerado como um importante fator de risco. O abuso do álcool por idosos pode ser entendido como uma consequência por não conseguir suportar alguns tipos de perdas, sofrimentos ou mesmo não aceitar as contingências da velhice (Sousa et al, 2014).…”
Section: Transtorno Mentalunclassified
“…1 The result is to voluntarily finish their own lives. 2 It is seen as violence and aggressiveness, being categorized as "external cause" in the 1 0th International Classification of Diseases (ICD).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Highly devitalizing situations are also observed during the aging process, with the frequent underlying impairment of mental health, leading to depression, which can often determine the occurrence of suicidal thoughts and/or the execution of suicide itself 4 . It is believed that two-thirds of suicides in the elderly population are related to depression 5 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%