Psychosocial characteristics of patients with a history of suicide attempts at a Center for Psychosocial Care (CAPS)

Authors

  • Maria Ivoneide Veríssimo de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Ceará; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • José Gomes Bezerra Filho Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Maria Vilma Neves de Lima Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Caroline Carneiro Ferreira Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Larissa Uchoa Garcia Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • Leirylane de Souza Pereira Goes Universidade Federal do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v9i3p136-143

Keywords:

Suicide; Suicide, Attempted; Risk Factors; Personal Protection

Abstract

Objective - To identify the psychosocial characteristics of patients with a history of suicide attempts at a CAPS Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Of the sample, 64.6% were female, 76% with ages varying from 30-59 and 65.5% were unmarried. The bivariate analysis with outcome (more than one suicide attempt), showed an association of p <0.05 with not working, does not like the work, history of psychiatric confinement, hospital care, referred to the CAPS. In the multivariate analysis, the association with psychiatric confinement was identified as a risk factor, the hospital care as a protective factor, as well as the referral. The significant factors remained the same in the model: psychiatric confinement as a risk factor, referral and hospital care, as a protective factor.

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Published

2013-12-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2013)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Oliveira, M. I. V. de, Filho, J. G. B., Lima, M. V. N. de, Ferreira, C. C., Garcia, L. U., & Goes, L. de S. P. (2013). Psychosocial characteristics of patients with a history of suicide attempts at a Center for Psychosocial Care (CAPS). SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 9(3), 136-143. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v9i3p136-143