PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS IN SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
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https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v11i2.1350Keywords:
suicide, attempted, risk factors, psychopathology, autolysis, emergenciesAbstract
This study characterized the psychopathological risk factor in suicide attempts assisted in the emergency service of a general hospital in Jujuy, Argentina. The study was of the epidemiological type, of transversal-descriptive design. The data sources were psychological assists records during 2007-2008 and 2011-2012. Of total suicide attempts (N = 481), 19.54% had attempted suicide previously, while 28.07% had diagnosis of mental disorder, of which 56.30% were receiving treatment at the time of suicide attempt. Mood disorders, especially depressives, and Substance-related disorders were the most frequent diagnoses. Significant differences according to demographic markers (sex-age) that should be considered in future studies were found. The results showed that the psychopathological suicide risk factor is much less prevalent in the local casuistry compared to reports in foreign populations. The findings question the importance of psychopathological risk factor in suicide attempts.
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