Suicide attempt and factors associated with patterns of alcohol use and abuse

Abstract

Objective: the present study aimed to relate the pattern of abuse and alcohol-related problems among patients who attempted suicide in Recife in the year 2015. Method: this is a cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive, epidemiological type of quantitative approach in the municipality of Recife-PE, carried out in the residences of patients who attempted suicide and whose name appears in compulsory notifications, sent to noncommunicable surveillance of the Municipal Secretariat of Recife. For the data collection, the AUDIT test was applied through interviews, having these data organized with the EPI-7 program and analyzed in the SPSS® program, version 21.0. Results: a higher prevalence was found in young women, with a mean age of 38 years, with a first degree of education, brown, single, unemployed and social class C. In the AUDIT test 41.4% of the interviewees are in the area I, requiring advice on the risks of alcohol consumption and 24.1% of patients who drink. Conclusion: suicidal behaviors are accentuated by the abusive and continuous use of alcohol and therefore should be viewed seriously by the health teams as serious, respectful and committed, as the aggravations and consequences of these complications become even more difficult when neglected.