La prevención de la conducta suicida en adolescentes en el ámbito escolar: una revisión sistemática

Abstract

Terapia Psicológica es una publicación oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica Background: Suicide represents a serious public health problem in the world and is currently the second cause of death in young people between the ages of 15 and 29. Objective: The purpose of this paper is to know the programs that exist in the school to prevent suicidal behavior, in order to decide what kind of programs and which strategies are the most effective to reduce it. Method: A bibliographic review of the studies published between 2010 and 2018 in the PsycINFO, Medline and SCOPUS databases was carried out. Results: In the 16 articles included in this review, 13 different programs applied in the school are analyzed. Three types of suicide prevention programs were found: Universal, selective and indicated. Conclusions: It is observed that universal prevention is the most applied and effective type of program in this field. The intervention strategies that integrate the programs are education, peer and guardian training. Also, coping, problem-solving and communication skills training protect students from suicide.