Suicide attempts among children and adolescents: partial or total injury?

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

Michelle Alexandra Gomes Alves¹  Matilde Meire Miranda Cadete¹ 

关键词: Suicide;    Attempted suicide;    Children and adolescents;    Health professionals;    Suicídio;    Tentativa de suicídio;    Criança e adolescente;    Profissionais de saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-81232014201.22022013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study sought to verify the records on file and the number of cases of attempted suicide among children and adolescents who were attended by Emergency Care health professionals in the municipality of Matozinhos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Documentary and descriptive research was conducted, the data for which was collected by means of an investigation of Outpatient Records from 2008 to 2010. Of the 73,000 files evaluated, those dealing with cases of attempted suicide among children and adolescents between the age of 3 and 18 years were selected. It was revealed that the health professionals, particularly physicians and nurses, fail to register the cases appropriately, invalidating information about the problem and potential prevention measures. The conclusion reached was that underreporting and the discrepancy of the diagnoses which were not duly referred to the competent agencies require rethinking and reviewing medical practices, and taking a systematic and careful look to address the individual as a complex whole.

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