CHARACTERISTICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AMONG MEN AND WOMEN WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

Authors

  • Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ
  • Luiza Cantão Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ
  • Aline Conceição Silva Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ
  • Thais Gonçalves Dias Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ
  • Livian Carrilho Menezes Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ
  • Ramon Azevedo Silva de Castro Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.54280

Keywords:

Mental Disorders, Mental Health Services, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide.

Abstract

Objective: to identify characteristics of suicidal behavior and risk factors among men and women with psychiatric
disorders. Method: quantitative study of 410 medical records of psychiatric patients receiving treatment, from 1997 to 2014, with
descriptive and inferential analysis of the service’s medical records. Undertaken between April – December 2015, in a Psychosocial
Care Center in Divinópolis, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Result: the higher frequency of suicidal behavior among women
was, also, the most frequent reason for admission for treatment in the service. Self-poisoning was more common among the women,
while hanging was more common among the men. Upon admission for suicidal behavior, the women’s characteristics were mood
disorders, and the men’s were disorders due to the use of psychoactive substances. Suicidal behavior in men was associated with
family history of suicide, while among women, it was associated with physical or sexual abuse. Conclusion: Evidence was found for
specific characteristics of suicidal behavior among psychiatric patients receiving treatment in relation to gender.

Author Biographies

Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

Enfermeira. Psicóloga. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Divinópolis-MG-Brasil.

Luiza Cantão, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Divinópolis-MG-Brasil.

Aline Conceição Silva, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Divinópolis-MG-Brasil.

Thais Gonçalves Dias, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

Acadêmica deEnfermagem. Bolsista de Iniciação Científica. Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Divinópolis-MG-Brasil.

Livian Carrilho Menezes, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

Acadêmica deEnfermagem. Bolsista de Iniciação Científica. Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Divinópolis-MG-Brasil.

Ramon Azevedo Silva de Castro, Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei - UFSJ

Acadêmico deEnfermagem. Bolsista de Iniciação Científica. Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Divinópolis-MG-Brasil.

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Published

2018-04-18

How to Cite

Botti, N. C. L., Cantão, L., Silva, A. C., Dias, T. G., Menezes, L. C., & de Castro, R. A. S. (2018). CHARACTERISTICS AND RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AMONG MEN AND WOMEN WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.54280

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2018)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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