TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Suicide attempts recorded at a general hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
JO  - Cadernos de Saude Publica
A1  - Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro
A1  - Hasselmann, Maria Helena
A1  - Phebo, Luciana Barreto
A1  - Vieira, Denise E.
A1  - Gomes, Vera Lúcia de Oliveira
SP  - 2201
EP  - 2206
VL  - 22
IS  - 10
N2  - Previous suicide attempts are an important predictor of both repeated attempts and suicide. This paper presents the profile of patients who had attempted suicide and were admitted to a general hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From April 2001 to March 2002, 160 suicide attempts were recorded (68% women; 26% adolescents). Ingestion of pesticides and prescription drugs were the two most common methods used. The two methods had been used by similar numbers of women, while two-thirds of men had used pesticides. As for prevalence of factors associated with attempted suicide, 21% of patients had been in contact with health services within 30 days prior to the event, 28% mentioned previous suicide attempts, and 23% reported other cases of suicide or attempts in the family. Despite the limited data in Brazil, suicide attempts appear to be an important health problem, particularly among youth. Surveillance systems for suicide attempts could help expand knowledge on this problem.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 0102-311X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -