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Citation

Fernández AS, Ríos OQ, Pupo Báez WJ, Martínez YC, González MQ, Fernández MS. Rev. Hosp. Psiquiatrico Habana 2015; 12(3).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Hospital Psiquiatrico de la Habana)

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Suicidal behavior is defined as any act committed against a person runs it, with varying degrees of lethal intent, including suicide attempts and completed suicide.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize patients with suicide attempts that were treated at the Mental Health in 2014.

METHODS: The study group represented the 24 people who tried. Given the small size of the universe was decided to study the total of people and ignore the selection of a sample. The subjects were classified according to age, sex, occupation, method used for suicide, the attempted and Popular Councils to which they belonged. The information was collected from the survey of these patients. The information obtained was stored in a database created for this purpose. The results are expressed as percentages and absolute values.

RESULTS: The attempt was more frequent in young women using mainly psychotropic drugs. The Ama occupation from home. It was also found that the ingestion of psychotropic drugs was used by 80% as a method to attempt suicide. The largest proportion of attempts occurred on the popular Council "Zarzal." The moving head of family conflict and suicide couple.

CONCLUSIONS: The suicide attempt was more frequent in young women students, followed by housewives who attempt suicide gentle methods used primarily ingestion of psychotropic drugs. The largest proportion of attempts occurred on the popular Council "Zarzal". Phones were the main problems of family and couple.


Language: es

Keywords

Suicide; Attempted suicide methods

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