Characterization of suicidal behavior among children in a depressive episode: case series study
| Autor: | Tânia Queiroz de Araújo Abreu, Nadja Cristiane Lappann Botti, Ana Luiza Pereira de Souza, Yasmin Emi Enemu Mino, Paula Bedim Pessanha, Beatriz Werkhaizer Segolin, Filipe Augusto Cursino de Freitas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty RC435-571 Poison control Suicide Attempted Comorbidity Suicide prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine depressive disorder Risk Factors Injury prevention medicine Humans Family 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Child child Suicide attempt Aggression Depression Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Suicide Sexual abuse Child Preschool Female medicine.symptom Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy v.41 n.4 2019 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul instacron:APRGS Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol 41, Iss 4, Pp 394-400 (2020) |
| Popis: | Introduction Child suicidal behavior is related to specific childhood variations, constituting risk factors, including predisposing factors, internal factors, and environmental factors. Objective To characterize suicidal behavior among children aged 5 to 12 years diagnosed with a depressive episode. Methods Fifteen participants, aged 5 to 12, were assessed at a child and adolescent mental health center in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. All participants had a history of suicide attempt and were in a depressive episode at the time of assessment. Results Vulnerabilities related to the children themselves were self-harm, aggression, loss of an important family figure, sexual abuse, sexuality disorders, use of alcohol or other drugs, and ill-treatment. Factors of family structure and dynamics found were psychiatric illness in family members, family conflict or violence, abandonment or rejection, history of suicidal behavior in family, parents users of alcohol and other drugs, and separated parents. Factors related to school were bullying, school difficulties/delays, high school performance, bad behavior, physical aggression, school dropout, and aggressiveness. The main methods used in suicide attempts were injury by sharp or blunt objects and intentional self-poisoning. Conclusions Psychiatric comorbidities and a previous history of disturbances in the family and at school are important factors to consider with relation to suicidal behavior by children with depressive episodes. |
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