Identificação de aspectos associados à tentativa de suicídio por envenenamento

Abstract

Objective: To identify psychiatric conditions and socio-bio-demographic aspects associated with attempted suicide. Methods: The sample consisted of 240 patients of both sexes, aged 18 to 68 years, 120 patients comprised the control group and the experimental group 120. The instruments used were a socio-bio-demographic questionnaire and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Results: A higher presence of stressors in the experimental group, the main ones being the experience of an emotional separation and the existence of family conflicts, the most common psychiatric condition in the population studied was generalized anxiety disorder and more associated with suicidal behavior it was major depression. Conclusions: These results add the importance of investigating the presence of generalized anxiety disorder as another suicide vulnerability factor.