TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Characterization of suicide attempts and self-harm by adolescents and adults notified in Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2014-2018
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Pinheiro, Thayse de Paula
A1  - Warmling, Deise
A1  - Coelho, Elza Berger Salema
SP  - e2021337
EP  - e2021337
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To characterize adolescent and adult suicide attempts and self-harm reported in Santa Catarina, Brazil, from 2014 to 2018. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study with data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System. The sociodemographic, clinical and type of self-inflicted violence characteristics among adolescents and adults were compared. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the 8,859 notifications analyzed, suicide attempts predominated in relation to self-mutilation; self-inflected violence was more frequent in females, those of white skin color and with mental disorders; it occurred more at home, in both age groups. Among adolescents, repeated self-mutilation (83.3%) stood out, while among adults, repeated suicide attempts (50.6%) and suspected alcohol use (18.3%) at the time of violence stood out. <br><br>CONCLUSION: We identified high prevalence of attempted suicide among adolescents and adults; the characteristics of violence were similar between the age groups analyzed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-49742021000400026
ID  - ref1
ER  -