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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Main Authors: Verônica de Medeiros Alves, Amanda Mirlla Santos da Silva, Ana Paula Nogueira de Magalhães, Tiago Gomes de Andrade, Ana Cristina Mancussi e Faro, Antonio E. Nardi
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2014-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000200123&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Verônica de Medeiros Alves
Amanda Mirlla Santos da Silva
Ana Paula Nogueira de Magalhães
Tiago Gomes de Andrade
Ana Cristina Mancussi e Faro
Antonio E. Nardi
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Tiago Gomes de Andrade
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-4637757de7f7443a87728cbf017c348c2025-08-20T02:17:45ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272014-02-0172212312810.1590/0004-282X20130212S0004-282X2014000200123Suicide attempts in a emergency hospitalVerônica de Medeiros AlvesAmanda Mirlla Santos da SilvaAna Paula Nogueira de MagalhãesTiago Gomes de AndradeAna Cristina Mancussi e FaroAntonio E. NardiThis 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000200123&lng=en&tlng=ententativa de suicídiosuicídioserviço hospitalar de emergênciaepidemiologia
spellingShingle Verônica de Medeiros Alves
Amanda Mirlla Santos da Silva
Ana Paula Nogueira de Magalhães
Tiago Gomes de Andrade
Ana Cristina Mancussi e Faro
Antonio E. Nardi
Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
tentativa de suicídio
suicídio
serviço hospitalar de emergência
epidemiologia
title Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
title_full Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
title_fullStr Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
title_full_unstemmed Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
title_short Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
title_sort suicide attempts in a emergency hospital
topic tentativa de suicídio
suicídio
serviço hospitalar de emergência
epidemiologia
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000200123&lng=en&tlng=en
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