Prevalence study and report of an outpatient case of Non-suicidal self-harm at the Federal University of São Paulo

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592342206071

• Palavras-chave: Adolescent, adolescent health, non-suicidal self-harm

• Keywords: Adolescent, adolescent health, non-suicidal self-harm

• Abstract:

  Goals. Non-suicidal self-injury is a behavior that has shown a great increase in prevalence, becoming an important public health issue in recent years. This study aims to describe a clinical case of a patient treated at an outpatient medical service and to survey the annual frequency of ALNS. methods. A retrospective survey of data from medical records of patients treated at an Adolescent Medicine service at the Federal University of São Paulo was carried out during the year 2019. The report describes a 14-year-old female patient, with a complaint of self-harm for approximately 1 year. year, taken for medical care by her mother and started psychiatric treatment. Results. In 2019, 300 adolescents were assisted, of which 6.3% reported ALNS, half of them with suicidal ideation or attempt. The age ranged from 12 years and 4 months to 17 years and there was a significant predominance of girls. It was also identified sexual orientation different from heterosexual, psychiatric disorders, history of some type of abuse (physical/psychological) and changes in family dynamics. Conclusions.

  There was a similarity between the data obtained and the literature, showing the need for an active search and an attentive look at the behaviors of our adolescents. The patient in the case brought up several previous issues of risk for emotional disorders which could have been seen, discussed and mediated by education and health professionals, indicating the need to create and implement public policies aimed at improving media dissemination and understanding of this issue. behaviors, as well as their active pursuit.

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