ABSTRACT
El propósito esencial del trabajo es brindar un es brindar un enfoque de la conducta suicida que permita un acercamiento más integral a la etiología de la misma, y consecuentemente una mejor prevención. Los resultados obtenidos permiten conocer algunas de las variables que mayor incidencias tienen en la conducta suicida, tales como sexo, edad, ocupación, realización personal para su actividad fundamental, formas de convivencia, condiciones de vivienda e integración social (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Suicide/etiology , Systemic ManagementSubject(s)
Suicide Prevention , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Greenland , Humans , Male , Socioeconomic Factors , Suicide/etiologyABSTRACT
O autor recolheu na literatura as recomendaçöes que lhe pareceram mais úteis e decisivas para que um médico näo psiquiatra possa contribuir para a prevençäo do suicídio. As sugestöes foram selecionadas, resumidas e sistematizadas com base, principalmente, em sua prática de psiquiatra e de supervisor psiquiátrico em hospital geral de forma a facilitar sua consulta e emprego
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Humans , Male , Female , Suicide/prevention & control , Professional Practice , Risk , Suicide/etiologySubject(s)
Alcohol Drinking , Suicide/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Alcoholic Intoxication/complications , Alcoholism/complications , Alcoholism/psychology , Female , Humans , Male , Mexico , Middle Aged , Socioeconomic Factors , Suicide/epidemiology , Suicide/psychologyABSTRACT
Although the phrase "no suicide without depression" may not be quite correct in this extreme wording, it must be stressed that the connection between depression and suicide is close and that the contribution of depression towards suicide is very large. The task of the examining physician is twofold. In the first place he has to judge from the phenomenological-psychopathological point of view to which extent the patient shows signs of the so-called "pre-suicidal syndrome", consisting of multi-dimensional narrowing in, inhibited and self-directed aggression, and increasing suicidal fantasies. Secondly, he has to investigate the pattern of the existing depression. Endogenous depression, senile depression and neurotic depression have to be taken into consideration and the extent of the risk of suicide depends, not least, on the type of depression. As to therapy, neurotic depression requires psychotherapy, senile depression calls for socio-therapeutic measures and endogenous depression necessitates the administration of antidepressives. In all cases, however, the foundation for successful therapy rests on the achievement of a harmonious and genuine doctor-patient relationship.
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Depression/complications , Suicide/etiology , Dementia/therapy , Depressive Disorder/drug therapy , Depressive Disorder/therapy , Humans , Preventive Psychiatry , Psychotherapy , Psychotropic Drugs/therapeutic use , Social Support , Suicide PreventionABSTRACT
In the years 1977-1980 1242 people committed suicide in Upper Austria. This affects 3 times more men than women. Distribution of age shows a slightly increasing tendency at higher age. More than 50% of the cases are committing suicide by hanging or strangulation. There are no clear seasonal assignments to be seen, though in February and August there are definitely less suicide cases than at other times, and in spring a slight increase can be stated. Of the 1242 patients 259 had already once been in stationary care of a psychiatric hospital. The majority of this group had left hospital more than one year before. Only with 7.7% suicide was committed within one week after leaving hospital. The distribution of diagnoses of previously hospitalized suicide patients shows a majority of neuroses and abnormal personalities, whereas endogenous psychoses have been diagnosed in about one third of the patients. It may be assumed that psychosis alone cannot be regarded as cause for committing suicide. An evaluation of suicidal tendency should principally be carried through at dismissal.
