Aguilera ACR

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: suicidal behavior is not only about someone taking their own life, but also someone attempting suicide. Suicide attempts are classified in two ways: 1) self-injury without subsequent death, and 2) failed suicide attempts.
Objective: to determine the sociodemographic and psychosocial risk factors for suicidal behavior, in patients assisted at the Psychiatric Hospital of Holguín emergency room, from September to December, 2015.
Method: a retrospective descriptive study was carried out. Universe was formed by 163 patients, previously assisted at the hospital emergency room, and the sample was represented by 42 suicide attempts patients, either with suicidal thoughts or tendencies. Sociodemographic and psychosocial variables studied were: age, sex, race, marital status, scholarship level, previous suicidal attempts, depression, guilt and hopelessness.
Results: females were ahead males, with 52.3%. The age group from 40 to 49 years old showed 38%, and white race group prevailed with 88%. Primary education level was over 52.3%, and singles had a remarkable 64.2%. Main psychosocial risk factors like: previous suicidal attempts, depression, guilt and hopelessness, were observed with 88%, 73.8% and 71.4%, each.
Conclusions: main risk factors and suicidal attempts are related according to their significance levels, such as: previous suicidal attempts, depression, guilt, and hopelessness. They prevailed on single females, from 40 to 49 years old, white skin, and primary school level of education.