Suicídio de idosos sob a perspectiva de gênero

Meneghel, Stela Nazareth; Gutierrez, Denise Machado Duran; Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da; Grubits, Sonia; Hesler, Lilian Zielke; Ceccon, Roger Flores

doi:10.1590/s1413-81232012000800009

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“…4,5 Although Brazil has a relatively low rate of completed suicide among emerging countries, the problem is worsening, 6 and has been identified as a public health crisis. 7 Between 1998 and 2008, Brazil reported a 33.5% increase in the number of suicides, 8 and now has the eighth highest number of suicide attempts worldwide. 9 From an economic perspective, suicide and suicide attempts represent an enormous cost to society, both by consuming public resources that could be allocated elsewhere and by causing significant loss of human capital.…”

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Trends in suicide attempts at an emergency department

Alves

Francisco

Melo

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To characterize the profile of suicide attempts treated at an emergency department in the municipality of Arapiraca, state of Alagoas, Brazil, from 2009 to 2012. Methods: We analyzed all emergency department records containing a diagnosis of suicide attempt. Data were evaluated using Student's t test and Pearson's chi-square test. Significance was accepted at po0.05. Results: We identified 2,142 cases. Suicide attempts were more frequent among women and young adults, but deaths were more frequent among men. Suicide attempts were most frequent among patients aged 10 to 39 years (81.1%). Drug intoxication (65.0%) and non-drug poisoning (16.2%) were significantly more prevalent than other methods of suicide. The month of April (10.6%) accounted for the greatest number of cases, and July had the smallest number (5.5%). Suicide attempts were most prevalent in spring (28.3%), on Sundays (18.4%) and Saturdays (16.8%), and from 12:00 p.m. to 5:59 p.m. Conclusion: Suicide prevention measures should focus on young women. Further research into the care provided to suicide attempters and better monitoring of the sale and use of medicines and poisons could be useful.

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Trends in suicide attempts at an emergency department

Alves

Francisco

Melo

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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“…Quanto aos baixos níveis de escolaridade, a situação dos idosos coaduna-se com a da população do Nordeste. Meneghel et al 20 reforçam a ideia de que os idosos que faleceram por suicídio com melhores níveis foram identificados nas regiões Sul e Sudeste do País.…”

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“…Entre os nove estados que compõem a região Nordeste do Brasil, em seis, incluindo Piauí e Ceará, em 2009, as taxas de suicídio na população masculina superaram 10/100.000 habitantes, índice considerado relevante na pesquisa nacional e elevado dentro dos parâmetros da OMS 17 . Embora partisse de uma pesquisa de série histórica e de especificação dos municípios brasileiros [17][18][19] , outros estudos 12,20 enfatizaram a abordagem qualitativa por meio de autópsias psicossociais -conceito já bastante estudado por Cavalcante e Minayo 15 . Essa abordagem metodológica faz uma reconstituição narrativa com suporte em um roteiro de referência, para entrevista com os familiares dos idosos sobre: a) caracterização social; b) retrato e modo de vida; c) avaliação da atmosfera do ato de suicídio; d) estado mental que antecedeu o suicídio; e) reflexão da família sobre o ato 21 .…”

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Circunstâncias que envolvem o suicídio de pessoas idosas

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Silva

Figueiredo

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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 suicide were mood swings and expressions of depressive states, family conflicts permeated by financial problems and abusive use of alcohol and suicidal ideation through announcing the wish to finish life early. Wide-ranging viewpoints and reflective listening in relation to these elderly individuals become necessary among social workers, family members, friends and several sectors: specifically, managers and professionals of the healthcare sector who can create significant changes in the dynamics of the service.

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“…This coercion is part of the circumstances that can be, for some, a trigger for the desire to die 24 .…”

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Suicide and suicide attempts by the elderly in film: related factors as shown in feature films

Scalco

Santos

Scalco

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective: to analyze cases of suicide and suicide attempts by elderly persons in feature films. Method: a survey of specialized internet cinema portals was carried out. A total of 19 feature films produced between 1950 and 2014 were identified. After the authors watched the films, synopses were written describing the circumstances of the suicide and dialogue that described the profile of the elderly character was transcribed. Results: films that described suicide among the elderly were classified as follows: male gender in 13 films (68%), depression with hopelessness in 12 (63%), existence and efficiency of health services, physical illness and absence of familiar support in ten (for each category) (53%), cognitive rigidity in eight (42%), suicidal thinking in seven (37%), dysfunctional assumptions and a self-perception of negativity in six (32%), problem-solving deficits in five (26%) and a lack of social support in five (26%). Conclusion: the portrayal of suicide among the elderly in films helps to raise awareness of this subject and prevent it.

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Suicídio de idosos sob a perspectiva de gênero

Abstract: Suicídio de idosos sob a perspectiva de gêneroSuicide in the elderly from a gender perspective

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Trends in suicide attempts at an emergency department

Trends in suicide attempts at an emergency department

Circunstâncias que envolvem o suicídio de pessoas idosas

Suicide and suicide attempts by the elderly in film: related factors as shown in feature films

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