Predictors of suicidal behavior worldwide: an integrative literature review

Abstract

To analyse the predictive factors related to the casuistic increanse of worldwide suicidal behavior. It’s an integrative review performed on the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrievel System Online, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, database in Nursing and Web of Science. The search for articles took place in July 2023 and the PICo strategy was used. Nineteen articles were selected for the study analysis, with representation in countries on several continents, with the exception of Antarctica. The result made it possible to synthesize the predictive factors of suicide into primary categories that were sequentially grouped into two categories of analysis, one related to internal factors, entitled “about being – mental health, physical health and self-regulation”, and the other to external factors, entitled “about the other - work and society”. The findings pointed to existing convergences between the predictive factors worldwide, with small idiosyncrasies inherent to the specific social, economic and cultural demands of each country. Predictive factors change the way people position themselves facing the complexity of life, acting as catalysts for suicidal behavior, and therefore should be a priority intervention goal for programs aiming the prevention and treatment of this severe phenomenon.