Cuéllar ÁJ, Cárdenas GRI, Díaz RFA

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the suicide intent in adolescents is an essential element in the current assistance work from the own professionals of the health. Objective: to characterize the suicide intent in adolescents from a center of mental health. Methods: was carried out a descriptive study, traverse in an area of mental health, of an universe of 41 adolescents belonging to the policlinic José Ramón León Acosta of Santa Clara. It is used or empiric methods: interviews open and revision of the individual clinical histories. Results: the masculine sex prevailed, 82,8 % of the adolescents with ages understood between the 12 and 15 years of age prevailed, 78 % of these they began to carry out suicide intent. Of why the most frequent causes began they were the family conflicts and the presence of imitation grope for suicidal behaviors with emotional excitement. It was demonstrated that the adolescents use diverse methods, among them they are the toxic substances in 39,0 % followed by the hang with 24,4 %. Conclusions: the difficulties are related with the inadequate attitudes of the parents and the pressure psychosocial in groups for adolescents that obey a code of companionship.