[Profile of adolescent suicide attempters admitted in an emergency unit]. / Perfil do adolescente que tenta suicídio em uma unidade de emergência.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 58(5): 535-9, 2005.
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| ID: mdl-16613385
Emergency Units frequently assist suicide attempts. It is important to study this phenomenon in adolescence, since this is a conflict period. This study aimed to outline an epidemiological profile of adolescents admitted in an Emergency Unit, who were diagnosed as suicide attempters. Thus, we examined the records of adolescents admitted at this Unit as suicide attempters in 2002. The results revealed that 77.8% of the cases are characterized as follows: female, predominant age range between 15 and 19 years old, single, white, student, living in neighborhoods with low purchasing power, taking medication during the day. Our findings were similar to those described in other studies and thus require special attention.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tentativa de Suicídio
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Bras Enferm
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil