Open AccessFactores predisponentes y métodos de suicidio: Mini-revisión de la actualidad
Author(s) -
Santiago Andrés Muñoz Palomeque,
Luis Enrique Peralta Castro,
Raúl David Vera Pulla,
María Eduarda Clavijo Izquierdo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista médica hospital josé carrasco arteaga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1390-6445
DOI - 10.14410/2021.13.2.rb.19
Subject(s) - commit , psychiatry , unemployment , population , suicide prevention , suicide methods , public health , psychology , medicine , demography , poison control , medical emergency , environmental health , suicide rates , sociology , nursing , database , computer science , economics , economic growth
Suicide is a major global public health problem, especially among young and middle-aged adults. According to the WHO, worldwide, approximately 800 000 people commit suicide every year. Some predisposing factors for suicide are related to the personal sphere and are universal, such as biological conditions or psychiatric pathology, childhood adversities, as well as social and community perspective: housing situation, religion, social integration and support, unemployment, stress. The highest frequencies of occurrence have been found in males and in the age groups between 15 and 25 years, or over 65 years. Regarding suicide methods, there is a predilection for hanging in most countries, and although suicide methods do not differ much from one country to another, it should be considered that they vary according to the access to lethal methods. Men are reported to commit suicide more frequently using violent methods. A greater recognition of the risk factors and suicide methods used is necessary to raise awarenes among the population and prevention.