Tentativas de suicídio em um hospital geral no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Abstract

Previous suicide attempts are an important predictor of both repeated attempts and suicide. This paper presents the profile of patients who had attempted suicide and were admitted to a general hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From April 2001 to March 2002, 160 suicide attempts were recorded (68% women; 26% adolescents). Ingestion of pesticides and prescription drugs were the two most common methods used. The two methods had been used by similar numbers of women, while two-thirds of men had used pesticides. As for prevalence of factors associated with attempted suicide, 21% of patients had been in contact with health services within 30 days prior to the event, 28% mentioned previous suicide attempts, and 23% reported other cases of suicide or attempts in the family. Despite the limited data in Brazil, suicide attempts appear to be an important health problem, particularly among youth. Surveillance systems for suicide attempts could help expand knowledge on this problem.

Perfil das tentativas de suicídio por sobredose intencional de medicamentos atendidas por um Centro de Controle de Intoxicações do Paraná, Brasil

“…As freqüências significativas entre os homens da ocupação "desempregado" e entre as mulheres "donas-de-casa/ aposentadas" condizem com a literatura 26,27 . Em um estudo sobre hospitalização nas tentativas de suicídio e suicídio, Iribarren et al 28 constataram uma maior incidência entre os que usaram, como método, a ingestão de medicamentos psicotrópicos e armas de fogo, respectivamente, destacando-se o sexo feminino no primeiro grupo.…”

Tentativas de suicídio e suicídio em município de cultura pomerana no interior do estado do Espírito Santo

“…Sendo esses problemas corriqueiros em nossa vida, destaca que são poucas as pessoas que, ao enfrentá-los, cometem suicídio, por isso aponta a possibilidade de outros fatores influenciarem no processo de determinação do suicídio, tais como uso abusivo de álcool e drogas, disponibilidade dos meios para efetuar o ato suicida, violência física e/ou sexual na infância, isolamento social e distúrbios psíquicos, como a depressão, a esquizofrenia ou a falta de esperança 5,6 . Destaca-se, ainda, que o suicídio tem sido considerado uma prioridade pública em países de economia central, apresentando-se como uma das dez principais causas de morte entre todas as idades e entre as três causas na faixa etária de 15 e 35 anos 6 .…”

Suicídios e tentativas de suicídios por intoxicação exógena no Rio de Janeiro: análise dos dados dos sistemas oficiais de informação em saúde, 2006-2008*

“…In the state of Rio de Janeiro, few studies have been performed to investigate suicides and suicide attempts by exogenous intoxication. Studies conducted in two general emergency hospitals found a higher frequency of use of pesticides (between 33% and 52%) and medications (39%) in both services 5,9 . Due to the scarce knowledge about the magnitude and profile of exogenous intoxications in cases of suicides and suicide attempts in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the present study aimed to describe the profile of suicides and suicide attempts by exogenous intoxication and the comprehensiveness of information recorded in the Centro de Controle …”

“…Exogenous intoxication is one of the three main means used in suicides and suicide attempts and intoxication occurred in approximately 70% of cases [2][3][4][5] . National and international studies showed that the main substances used in these events are pesticides, which varied between 60% and 90%, mainly in developing countries, whereas medications ranged between 12% and 60% and were more frequent in developed countries 3,[5][6][7][8][9][10] . In the state of Rio de Janeiro, few studies have been performed to investigate suicides and suicide attempts by exogenous intoxication.…”