@article{ref1,
title="Correlation between depression and personality traits in suicidal behavior among adolescents and adults from Ibagué, Colombia",
journal="Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia",
year="2017",
author="Ovalle-Peña, O. and Alejo-Riveros, A. and Tarquino-Bulla, L.C. and Prado-Guzmán, K.",
volume="65",
number="2",
pages="211-217",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Intentional suicidal behavior is one of the most troubling and dangerous medical conditions in the world. It is presumed that for each self-inflicted death, about 20 suicide attempts occur. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To identify the correlation between depression and personality traits in patients who have attempted suicide. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional correlational study involving 25 people aged between 18 and 40 who attempted suicide during 2014 and 2015 in Ibagué, Colombia. A sociodemographic data sheet, the &quot;Big Five&quot; questionnaire and the State-Trait Depression Inventory were used for the analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Significant negative correlations are evident in the analyzed sample regarding the personality sub-dimension, the control of emotions and depression as a state, on the one hand, and between the same sub-dimension and dysthymia as a state, on the other. This suggests a lower emotional stability in the presence of depression as a state or as a trait. Other correlations identified refer to a moderate relation between the personality dimension, emotional stability and depression. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The variables considered in this study (depression and emotional stability) are of great importance when designing preventive health actions. © 2017, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0120-0011",
doi="10.15446/revfacmed.v65n2.59004",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v65n2.59004"
}