Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital

Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital

This study aimed to characterize the profiles of suicide attempts that were attended to in the Hospital of Alagoas in the year 2010. Four hundred sixty-one charts and service bulletins were analyzed. Patients attempting suicide were predominately female. There were significant difference for suicide...

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Published in:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. 123 - 128
Main Authors: Alves, Verônica de Medeiros, Silva, Amanda Mirlla Santos da, Magalhães, Ana Paula Nogueira de, Andrade, Tiago Gomes de, Faro, Ana Cristina Mancussi e, Nardi, Antonio E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01-02-2014
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
epidemiologia
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
NEUROSCIENCES
Prevalence
PSYCHIATRY
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
serviço hospitalar de emergência
Sex Distribution
Suicide, Attempted - classification
Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
suicídio
tentativa de suicídio
Young Adult
Brazil
epidemiology
suicídio
emergency service
suicide
attempted
hospital
epidemiologia
serviço hospitalar de emergência
tentativa de suicídio
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Summary:This study aimed to characterize the profiles of suicide attempts that were attended to in the Hospital of Alagoas in the year 2010. Four hundred sixty-one charts and service bulletins were analyzed. Patients attempting suicide were predominately female. There were significant difference for suicide attempts (SAs) among men and women in the age of 10 to 19 years and 60 to 69 years. Women have tried more suicide aged between 10 and 19 years and men between 60 and 69 years. The ingestion of drugs was the most frequent method for women; and poisoning, use of sharp objects and hanging for men. The results of this study may contribute to elaboration, planning and implementation of preventive measures to reduce cases of SAs.
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X20130212