Resumen

OLIVEIRA, Maria Ivoneide Veríssimo de et al. Psychosocial characteristics of patients with a history of suicide attempts at a Center for Psychosocial Care (CAPS). SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2013, vol.9, n.3, pp. 136-143. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v9i3p136-143.

Objective - To identify the psychosocial characteristics of patients with a history of suicide attempts at a CAPS  Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Of the sample, 64.6% were female, 76% with ages varying from 30-59 and 65.5% were unmarried. The bivariate analysis with outcome (more than one suicide attempt), showed an association of p <0.05 with not working, does not like the work, history of psychiatric confinement, hospital care, referred to the CAPS. In the multivariate analysis, the association with psychiatric confinement was identified as a risk factor, the hospital care as a protective factor, as well as the referral. The significant factors remained the same in the model: psychiatric confinement as a risk factor, referral and hospital care, as a protective factor.

Palabras clave : Suicide; Suicide; Attempted; Risk Factors; Personal Protection.

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