CHARACTERIZATION OF CASES REPORTED ABOUT SELF-CAUSED VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE AMAZON: CONTRIBUTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
The objective of this article was to analyze some epidemiological aspects of deaths due to suicide and self-inflicted violence in young adults from 2018 to 2021 in the municipality of Santarém-Pará. Additionally, learn about psychology interventions in the face of violence and self-inflicted deaths. This is a descriptive, documentary and exploratory epidemiological study, carried out in the municipality of Santarém, about deaths and self-inflicted injuries that occurred during the period from 2018 to 2021, through the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Health Information System. Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) notified in the municipality of Santarém-Pa. In addition, 14 publications were analyzed, using the descriptors to write the article: “suicide”, “self-inflicted death”, “self-inflicted violence” and “psychology” in national databases. Our results show 91 recorded cases of deaths by suicide and 66 records of self-inflicted injuries in the period studied. It was evident that there was a predominance of young people and young adults in the age group of 15 to 19 years and 20 to 29 of the notifications recorded both for deaths by suicide totaling 50.54% of cases, and for self-inflicted injuries representing 59.08% of cases. notifications. As for the basic causes, the study pointed to hanging as the main cause of suicide, when compared to the means used for self-inflicted injuries, it shows poisoning as the main means, followed by hanging. The study revealed that the majority of victims of death by suicide in the municipality were male, however, when it comes to self-inflicted injuries, the greatest vulnerability was for women. It is considered necessary to understand the causes of deaths due to suicide and self-inflicted injuries so that they can direct prevention programs and actions with more efficient strategies, whether through early identification of individuals at high risk to provide them with comprehensive assistance in order to mitigate and prevent self-inflicted violence.
CHARACTERIZATION OF CASES REPORTED ABOUT SELF-CAUSED VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE AMAZON: CONTRIBUTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5584162408055
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Palavras-chave: Suicide; Self-inflicted violence; Psychology.
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Keywords: Suicide; Self-inflicted violence; Psychology.
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Abstract: The objective of this article was to analyze some epidemiological aspects of deaths due to suicide and self-inflicted violence in young adults from 2018 to 2021 in the municipality of Santarém-Pará. Additionally, learn about psychology interventions in the face of violence and self-inflicted deaths. This is a descriptive, documentary and exploratory epidemiological study, carried out in the municipality of Santarém, about deaths and self-inflicted injuries that occurred during the period from 2018 to 2021, through the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Health Information System. Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) notified in the municipality of Santarém-Pa. In addition, 14 publications were analyzed, using the descriptors to write the article: “suicide”, “self-inflicted death”, “self-inflicted violence” and “psychology” in national databases. Our results show 91 recorded cases of deaths by suicide and 66 records of self-inflicted injuries in the period studied. It was evident that there was a predominance of young people and young adults in the age group of 15 to 19 years and 20 to 29 of the notifications recorded both for deaths by suicide totaling 50.54% of cases, and for self-inflicted injuries representing 59.08% of cases. notifications. As for the basic causes, the study pointed to hanging as the main cause of suicide, when compared to the means used for self-inflicted injuries, it shows poisoning as the main means, followed by hanging. The study revealed that the majority of victims of death by suicide in the municipality were male, however, when it comes to self-inflicted injuries, the greatest vulnerability was for women. It is considered necessary to understand the causes of deaths due to suicide and self-inflicted injuries so that they can direct prevention programs and actions with more efficient strategies, whether through early identification of individuals at high risk to provide them with comprehensive assistance in order to mitigate and prevent self-inflicted violence.
- Valney Mara Gomes Conde
