A queimadura pode ser considerada como um dos traumatismos mais destrutivos que o ser humano pode sofrer. Sua relevância decorre não só da frequência com que acontece, mas também, pelas sequelas funcionais, estéticas e emocionais que a queimadura provoca. A autoagressão é um dos motivos preocupantes e de difícil manejo tanto para a equipe de saúde como para toda a sociedade, visto que é uma situação que relaciona tanto aspectos subjetivos e culturais, como também religiosos e de saúde pública. Os objetivos desta pesquisa são: caracterizar os pacientes que sofreram queimadura térmica por líquido inflamável na tentativa de suicídio, após a alta hospitalar de uma Unidade de Queimados de um Hospital Universitário entre os anos de 2006 e 2009; investigar a vida ocupacional do paciente em suas atividades de vida diária e prática, atividades produtivas e de trabalho e as atividades de lazer após a alta hospitalar e identificar quais são os recursos que contam para prosseguir sua vida. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, em que a história oral foi utilizada como método de investigação na modalidade história oral temática. Para a análise dos dados, seguiram-se os passos da técnica de Análise Indutiva de Conteúdo. A coleta de dados foi realizada no período de agosto a outubro de 2010. As entrevistas foram realizadas com oito pacientes queimados por autoagressão que forneceram subsídios para a construção de três núcleos de sentidos: \"Morrer ou viver: a busca pelo atendimento de urgência/emergência\"; \"Os desafios enfrentados pelo paciente no retorno para casa\" e \" Recursos e projetos futuros após a sobrevivência\". A partir da análise e discussão destas categorias, fica evidente a importância de conhecer estes pacientes em seu retorno para casa e saber por meio de suas experiências as principais dificuldades, avanços e desafios, bem como os recursos com que contam para enfrentar suas vidas, com um olhar atento para suas queixas relacionadas a ideias ou pensamentos de morte, a fim de atentar-se principalmente a possíveis reincidivas que certamente poderão ser letais; necessitando dos profissionais de saúde de urgência e emergência e dos familiares a capacidade, quando possível, de identificar um pedido de socorro ou ajuda com tomadas de ações mais efetivas e de acompanhamento a esses pacientes, mesmo com a falta de adesão ao tratamento. Para isso, é preciso conhecer a realidade e as necessidades dos serviços a partir das experiências das pessoas que recebem assistência nos mesmos e dos profissionais de saúde que as assistem. / The burn can be considered as one of the most destructive traumas that humans can suffer. Its relevance stems not only on how often it happens, but also by functional sequelae, both aesthetic and emotional cause. Self-harm is one reason for concern and difficult to manage both for the health care team for the whole society, since it is a situation that relates both subjective and cultural aspects, as well as religious and public health. The objectives of this research are: characterizer of patients who suffered thermal burns of flammable liquid in a suicide attempt, after discharge from a burn unit of a university hospital between the years 2006 to 2009; investigate the occupational life of the patient in their activities of daily living and practical, productive activities and work and leisure activities after discharge and identify what resources they have to continue your life. This is a qualitative study in which oral history was used as a method of research in oral history form. For data analysis, followed the steps of the technique of Inductive Content Analysis. Data collection was conducted between August to October 2010. The interviews were conducted with eight patients burned by self-harm which provided subsidies for the construction of three groups of meaning: \"To die or live: the search for urgent care / emergency,\" \"The challenges faced by the patient upon returning home\" and \"Resources and future projects after survival.\" From the analysis and discussion of these categories, it is evident the importance of knowing these patients on their return home and learn from their experiences major difficulties, progress and challenges, as well as the resources that have to face their lives with a look attentive to their complaints related to ideas or thoughts of death, to pay attention mainly to relapsed possible that certainly could be lethal for health professionals needing urgent and emergency capacity and family whenever possible to identify a distress or help with more effective actions taken and follow-up of these patients despite the lack of adherence to treatment. For this, one must know the reality and needs of services from the experiences of people who receive the same assistance and health professionals who care for them.

This study explores the accuracy of prevalence estimations for suicide attempts. Data came from the Early Developmental Stages of Psychopathology (EDSP) Study, a prospective community study (mean follow-up period was 42 months) of 3,021 respondents aged 14 to 24 years at the outset of the study. Suicide attempters are at least 1.6 times more likely to drop out than subjects with no suicide attempts and suicidal ideas. A total of 8% of all suicide attempters answered in the negative the depression-related gate questions of all surveys. One-third of all baseline suicide attempters did not report their suicide attempt again at the four years later assessment. In particular, 80% of all nonreporters were female, and almost 60% were aged 14–17 at baseline.

Suizidale Handlungen, also Suizide und Suizidversuche, sind mit großem Schmerz, großer Trauer und auch großem Schamgefühl verbunden. Dies betrifft nicht nur die Suizidenten selbst, sondern auch Angehörige und Freunde. Weltweit sterben etwa eine Million Menschen jährlich durch Suizid und in Deutschland steht der Suizid auf Platz sieben der häufigsten Todesursachen. Schätzungen zu Folge ist die Anzahl der Suizidversuche pro Jahr, im Vergleich zu den Suiziden, bis zu 30-fach höher. Dies zeigt, dass suizidale Handlungen zusätzlich eine hohe Relevanz für das Gesundheitssystem darstellen. Diese Arbeit entstand im Zuge des OSPI-Projektes in Leipzig. Einem europäischen Projekt zur Einführung eines Präventionsprogramms gegen suizidale Handlungen. Es wurden alle Suizidenten, die innerhalb eines Zeitraums von drei Jahren im Universitätsklinikum Leipzig behandelt wurden, erfasst. Die elektronischen Patientenakten wurden dafür, unter Verwendung der entsprechenden ICD-Kodierungen für Selbstverletzungen bzw. Selbstvergiftungen, durchsucht. Ziel war es, neben der lückenlosen Erfassung und epidemiologischen Auswertung aller Fälle, Aussagen über die Art der Behandlung von Suizidenten und den damit verbundenen direkten und indirekten Kosten zu machen. Es zeigten sich, im Vergleich zu bereits bestehenden Studien aus anderen Ländern, keine signifikante epidemiologischen Unterschiede, während deutlich mehr Patienten intensivmedizinisch versorgt und psychiatrisch untersucht wurden, als dies in anderen Ländern der Fall war. Im Hinblick auf die Gesamtkosten, in Höhe von rund 3,9 Millionen Euro, konnte diese Arbeit, abgesehen vom menschlichen Aspekt, die ebenfalls wichtige gesundheits-ökonomische Bedeutung solcher Fälle aufzeigen.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), suicide is one of the three main causes of deaths in the age group 15 to 34 years. Persons who previously attempted to commit suicide are more inclined to succeed with a second attempt. With the eventual focus on suicide prevention by means of life guidance as an assistance strategy in social work, the researcher undertook qualitative exploration amongst a specific group of adolescent girls between ages 15 and 21 years. These girls were each admitted to hospital after having attempted to commit suicide. The researcher used semi–structured in–depth interviews as a qualitative data collection method until data saturation was reached. The investigation was discussed against the backdrop of the strength perspective, crisis intervention, the system theory and existentialism. A discussion was led in Article 1 about findings regarding the psychosocial needs of adolescent girls who displayed suicidal behaviour. From the interviews, three overarching needs were foregrounded, namely the need for love and acceptance, the need for communication and the need for a secure future. The psychosocial needs were subdivided into sub–themes, which were discussed respectively. In Article 2 a discussion followed regarding the findings in terms of the support systems adolescents possess. Life guidance was eventually based on the needs of adolescent girls, as identified in Article 1, and the involvement and responsibility of the support systems, as discussed in Article 2. The guidelines for life guidance, as set out in Article 3, serve as a guiding recommendation and framework for intervention programmes for adolescent girls who display suicidal behaviour, as well as for the support systems involved. / Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), suicide is one of the three main causes of deaths in the age group 15 to 34 years. Persons who previously attempted to commit suicide are more inclined to succeed with a second attempt. With the eventual focus on suicide prevention by means of life guidance as an assistance strategy in social work, the researcher undertook qualitative exploration amongst a specific group of adolescent girls between ages 15 and 21 years. These girls were each admitted to hospital after having attempted to commit suicide. The researcher used semi–structured in–depth interviews as a qualitative data collection method until data saturation was reached. The investigation was discussed against the backdrop of the strength perspective, crisis intervention, the system theory and existentialism. A discussion was led in Article 1 about findings regarding the psychosocial needs of adolescent girls who displayed suicidal behaviour. From the interviews, three overarching needs were foregrounded, namely the need for love and acceptance, the need for communication and the need for a secure future. The psychosocial needs were subdivided into sub–themes, which were discussed respectively. In Article 2 a discussion followed regarding the findings in terms of the support systems adolescents possess. Life guidance was eventually based on the needs of adolescent girls, as identified in Article 1, and the involvement and responsibility of the support systems, as discussed in Article 2. The guidelines for life guidance, as set out in Article 3, serve as a guiding recommendation and framework for intervention programmes for adolescent girls who display suicidal behaviour, as well as for the support systems involved. / Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012.

The study aimed to analyze the association between exposure to violence and the presence of mental disorder in the population aged 18 or more in the neighborhood of Benedito Bentes, Maceió / Alagoas. Epidemiological population-based study of analytical and cross-section, with a pure probability sample of 872 people in a cluster sampling. Data collection in the period from january 26 to march 2, 2015, with residents interviewed in the referenced households. The sociodemographic questionnaire, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and the Instrument Socioeconomic Stratum were used. The ethical aspects are met. Was obtained prior approval from the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Alagoas, opinion n.º 608 613. We used the statistical package IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (S.P.S.S.) for Windows version 17.0, for statistical analysis, with a 95% confidence interval. In the results, 74.9% of respondents were female, 73.7% of blacks, 7.4 years of study average. The violence against children was prevalent in 12.4%, violence in adulthood by 19.6%, witnessing violence in life and 50.5% triple exposure to violence in 4.1%. Violence in childhood and in adulthood occurred mostly in the victim's home. Suffer violence in childhood was associated with lower socioeconomic status. The non-nuclear family structure was a protective factor for violence in childhood, adulthood or triple. Exposure to violence in childhood was associated with most disorders, with five times more likely to panic attack symptoms with limited; sexual violence in childhood was associated with four times the suicide risk of chances. Suffer violence as an adult was associated with a greater number of disorders, with six times more likely to abuse alcohol. Witnessing violence was associated with some of the disorders, with less force in the associations except substance dependence, with six times more likely. The triple exposure to violence was associated with fewer disorders than those who have experienced violence in adulthood; however, the combinations were more intense, thereby indicating whether the dose- response effect. Most outbreaks of violence demonstrated association with risk of suicide. Victims of sexual violence in childhood or adulthood had more than three times as likely to more risk of suicide. The posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with sexual violence in adulthood, with ratio greater chances to eight times; there were no significant associations between sexual violence in childhood and PTSD. Exposure to violence was associated with higher chances of manifestation of disorders and suicide risk. There is a pressing need for early identification of victims of violence to offer appropriate psychosocial support. Violence should be a condition investigated in people with disorders history. Managers and health professionals articulated with other sectors need to discuss in amplified form the interrelationship between violence and mental health field in order to propose convergent interventions to local needs. / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas / O estudo teve por objetivo analisar a associação entre exposição à violência e presença de transtorno mental na população com 18 anos ou mais do bairro Benedito Bentes, Maceió/Alagoas. Estudo epidemiológico de base populacional, com caráter analítico e corte transversal, amostra probabilística simples com 872 pessoas, amostragem por conglomerados. Coleta de dados no período de 26 de janeiro a 2 de março de 2015, com entrevistados residentes nos domicílios referenciados. Foram utilizados o Questionário Sociodemográfico, o Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview e o Instrumento do Estrato Socioeconômico. Os aspectos éticos foram atendidos. Obteve-se aprovação prévia do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, parecer n.º 608.613. Utilizou-se o pacote estatístico IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (S.P.S.S.) para Windows versão 17.0, para análises estatísticas, com intervalo de confiança de 95%. Nos resultados, 74,9% dos entrevistados são do sexo feminino, 73,7% da raça negra, média de estudo de 7,4 anos. A violência na infância foi prevalente em 12,4%, violência na vida adulta em 19,6%, testemunhar violência na vida em 50,5% e tríplice exposição à violência em 4,1%. A violência na infância bem como na vida adulta ocorreu em sua maioria no domicílio da vítima. Sofrer violência na infância associou-se a estrato socioeconômico mais baixo. A configuração familiar não nuclear foi fator de proteção para a violência na infância, na vida adulta ou tríplice. A exposição à violência na infância esteve associada à maioria dos transtornos, com cinco vezes mais chances para ataque de pânico com sintomas limitados; a violência sexual na infância associou-se a quatro vezes mais de chances de risco de suicídio. Sofrer violência quando adulto associou-se a um maior número de transtornos, com seis vezes mais chances para abuso de álcool. Testemunhar violência associou- se com alguns dos transtornos, com menor força nas associações, exceto dependência de substâncias, com seis vezes mais chances. A tríplice exposição à violência associou-se a um menor número de transtornos em comparação aos que sofreram violência na vida adulta; no entanto, as associações foram mais intensas, evidenciando-se assim o efeito dose-resposta. A maioria das manifestações de violência demonstrou associação com risco de suicídio. As vítimas de violência sexual na infância ou na vida adulta tiveram mais que o triplo de chances a mais para risco de suicídio. O transtorno de estresse pós-traumático (TEPT) esteve associado a sofrer violência sexual na vida adulta, com razão de chances superior a oito vezes; não foram encontradas associações significativas entre sofrer violência sexual na infância e TEPT. A exposição à violência esteve associada a maiores chances de manifestação de transtornos e risco de suicídio. É premente a necessidade de identificação precoce das vítimas de violência com oferta de suporte psicossocial adequado. A violência deve ser uma condição investigada em pessoas com histórico de transtornos. Gestores e profissionais de saúde articulados com outros setores necessitam discutir de maneira ampliada a inter-relação entre violência e o campo da saúde mental, a fim de propor intervenções convergentes com as necessidades locais.

A queimadura pode ser considerada como um dos traumatismos mais destrutivos que o ser humano pode sofrer. Sua relevância decorre não só da frequência com que acontece, mas também, pelas sequelas funcionais, estéticas e emocionais que a queimadura provoca. A autoagressão é um dos motivos preocupantes e de difícil manejo tanto para a equipe de saúde como para toda a sociedade, visto que é uma situação que relaciona tanto aspectos subjetivos e culturais, como também religiosos e de saúde pública. Os objetivos desta pesquisa são: caracterizar os pacientes que sofreram queimadura térmica por líquido inflamável na tentativa de suicídio, após a alta hospitalar de uma Unidade de Queimados de um Hospital Universitário entre os anos de 2006 e 2009; investigar a vida ocupacional do paciente em suas atividades de vida diária e prática, atividades produtivas e de trabalho e as atividades de lazer após a alta hospitalar e identificar quais são os recursos que contam para prosseguir sua vida. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo, em que a história oral foi utilizada como método de investigação na modalidade história oral temática. Para a análise dos dados, seguiram-se os passos da técnica de Análise Indutiva de Conteúdo. A coleta de dados foi realizada no período de agosto a outubro de 2010. As entrevistas foram realizadas com oito pacientes queimados por autoagressão que forneceram subsídios para a construção de três núcleos de sentidos: \"Morrer ou viver: a busca pelo atendimento de urgência/emergência\"; \"Os desafios enfrentados pelo paciente no retorno para casa\" e \" Recursos e projetos futuros após a sobrevivência\". A partir da análise e discussão destas categorias, fica evidente a importância de conhecer estes pacientes em seu retorno para casa e saber por meio de suas experiências as principais dificuldades, avanços e desafios, bem como os recursos com que contam para enfrentar suas vidas, com um olhar atento para suas queixas relacionadas a ideias ou pensamentos de morte, a fim de atentar-se principalmente a possíveis reincidivas que certamente poderão ser letais; necessitando dos profissionais de saúde de urgência e emergência e dos familiares a capacidade, quando possível, de identificar um pedido de socorro ou ajuda com tomadas de ações mais efetivas e de acompanhamento a esses pacientes, mesmo com a falta de adesão ao tratamento. Para isso, é preciso conhecer a realidade e as necessidades dos serviços a partir das experiências das pessoas que recebem assistência nos mesmos e dos profissionais de saúde que as assistem. / The burn can be considered as one of the most destructive traumas that humans can suffer. Its relevance stems not only on how often it happens, but also by functional sequelae, both aesthetic and emotional cause. Self-harm is one reason for concern and difficult to manage both for the health care team for the whole society, since it is a situation that relates both subjective and cultural aspects, as well as religious and public health. The objectives of this research are: characterizer of patients who suffered thermal burns of flammable liquid in a suicide attempt, after discharge from a burn unit of a university hospital between the years 2006 to 2009; investigate the occupational life of the patient in their activities of daily living and practical, productive activities and work and leisure activities after discharge and identify what resources they have to continue your life. This is a qualitative study in which oral history was used as a method of research in oral history form. For data analysis, followed the steps of the technique of Inductive Content Analysis. Data collection was conducted between August to October 2010. The interviews were conducted with eight patients burned by self-harm which provided subsidies for the construction of three groups of meaning: \"To die or live: the search for urgent care / emergency,\" \"The challenges faced by the patient upon returning home\" and \"Resources and future projects after survival.\" From the analysis and discussion of these categories, it is evident the importance of knowing these patients on their return home and learn from their experiences major difficulties, progress and challenges, as well as the resources that have to face their lives with a look attentive to their complaints related to ideas or thoughts of death, to pay attention mainly to relapsed possible that certainly could be lethal for health professionals needing urgent and emergency capacity and family whenever possible to identify a distress or help with more effective actions taken and follow-up of these patients despite the lack of adherence to treatment. For this, one must know the reality and needs of services from the experiences of people who receive the same assistance and health professionals who care for them.

Orientador: Neury Jose Botega / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T23:30:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cais_CarlosFilintodaSilva_M.pdf: 11229550 bytes, checksum: a9dd21a89813b1247415690cf31f50e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: A quase totalidade dos dados sobre indivíduos que repetem tentativas de suicídio provêm de países desenvolvidos. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever o perfil clínico de 61 indivíduos que deram entrada no Pronto Socorro do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas por uma tentativa de suicídio que era, pelo menos, a terceira de suas vidas. Tal descrição foi feita através da comparação com 102 indivíduos que deram entrada no mesmo pronto socorro pela primeira tentativa de suicídio de suas vidas. Dados sociodemográfícos e clínicos foram coletados através do questionário WHO/SUPRE-MISS, o qual continha também diversas escalas psicométricas. No grupo dos repetidores havia maior proporção de mulheres (83.6% vs 56.8%; OR= 4,47), indivíduos na faixa etária entre 25 e 44 anos, em pior situação ocupacional e com maior disfunção no desempenho de papéis sociais (OR= 2,5; 3,1 e 1.05 respectivamente). Repetidores também apresentaram mais sintomas depressivos. Talvez em nossa cultura mulheres tenham melhor retomo em termos de pedido de socorro e/ou mudança de ambiente após a tentativa de suicídio, o que encorajaria a repetição do ato / Abstract: The great majority of data regarding individuals with repeated suicide attempts were obtained from developed countries- The aim of this study is to describe the clinical profile of 61 Brazilian individuals who attempted suicide at least three times and compare them to 102 who were brought to a university hospital for their first suicide attempt. Socio-démographie and clinical data were collected using the WHO/SUPRE-MISS questionnaire, which also comprises several psychometric scales. In the repeaters' group, there were more women (83.6% vs 56.8%; OR= 4,47), 25-44 year-old subjects, worse occupational status and social role performance disability (OR= 2.5, 3.1 and 1.05 respectively). Repeaters also had higher scores on depression. Maybe in our culture women would obtain better feedback with such behavior, that is, help and/or change in the environment, which would encourage the repetition of the act / Mestrado / Saude Mental / Mestre em Ciências Médicas

Orientador: Neury Jose Botega / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T04:19:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Stefanello_Sabrina_M.pdf: 2912070 bytes, checksum: 46f125568957a4af1cabc9400f3352fe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Objetivo: Identificar diferenças entre os sexos em variáveis sócio-demográficas, psicossociais e clínicas entre aqueles que tentaram o suicídio e que foram atendidos no pronto socorro do Hospital de Clínicas (HC) da UNICAMP. Método: Trata-se de estudo transversal, sub-projeto do Estudo Multicêntrico de Intervenção no Comportamento Suicida (SUPRE-MISS), organizado pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS). Duzentos e doze sujeitos participaram do estudo. A avaliação foi feita por meio de entrevista estruturada, contendo informações sobre saúde mental e física, contato com serviços de saúde, uso de substâncias psicoativas, eventos traumáticos de vida, dificuldades psicossociais, apoio social, diagnóstico psiquiátrico, problemas com a justiça, comportamento anti-social e escalas psicométricas. A comparação entre os sexos foi feita usando-se análise de regressão logística uni e multivariada. Resultados: Do total, 49% estavam na faixa etária entre 25 a 44 anos, e 143 (68,1%) foram do sexo feminino. Quase todos os que tentaram suicídio tiveram um diagnóstico psiquiátrico (96%). Os transtornos do humor foram mais freqüentes entre as mulheres (54% versus 32%, p=0,003) e os transtornos mentais por uso de substâncias psicoativas, especialmente álcool, foi mais freqüente entre os homens (31% versus 7%, p=0,0001). As mulheres tiveram piores escores no Índice de Bem-Estar OMS (p=0,005), na escala de Beck de Depressão (p=0,01) e na escala de Desempenho do Papel Social (p=0,03). Mais mulheres (58%) que homens (35%, p=0,002) haviam tentado o suicídio anteriormente, e tinham sofrido abuso físico e/ou sexual (26% versus 8%, p=0,002). As mulheres haviam procurado mais frequentemente tratamento psiquiátrico (50% versus 34%, p=0,03) e freqüentaram mais o culto religioso (uma vez por semana: 45% versus 23%, p=0,007). As tentativas de suicídio envolveram maior risco de morte entre os homens (48% versus 28%, p=0,01), assim como o uso de álcool/drogas associado à tentativa de suicídio (30% versus 13%, p=0,003). Após uma tentativa de suicídio prévia, os homens sentiram mais pena de si mesmos (64% versus 36%, p=0,01). Na análise multivariada, as variáveis que melhor discriminaram diferenças entre os sexos foram: uso de álcool e/ou drogas relacionado à tentativa de suicídio atual(2,9 vezes maior nos homens), abuso físico e/ou sexual (4,4 vezes menor nos homens), sentimento do Índice de Bem-Estar ¿sentir-se ativo e vigoroso¿ (4,5 vezes maior entre os homens) e a presença de transtorno mental por uso de substância psicoativa (3,6 vezes maior nos homens). Conclusão: Os homens tiveram menos diagnóstico de depressão, menores escores na escala de depressão e disseram que estavam sentindo-se mais ¿ativos e vigorosos¿. Embora os homens ingeriram bebida alcoólica mais frequentemente e fizeram tentativas de suicídio mais graves, eles sentiram mais vergonha e pena de si mesmos, tiveram mais problemas no trabalho e haviam feito menos tratamento psiquiátrico que as mulheres. As mulheres mais frequentemente sofreram abuso físico e/ou sexual prévio, estavam mais deprimidas e apresentaram mais dificuldades em lidar com crises / Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to identify sex differences in clinical, psicossocial and demographic variables among those who attempted suicide and were seen at the emergency room of the Hospital de Clínicas (HC) UNICAMP.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, sub-project of the Suicide Prevention ¿ Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behaviors (SUPRE-MISS) organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). 212 subjects were enrolled in the study. A structured questionnaire covered a series of variables, including mental and physical health status, contact with health services, alcohol and drug related questions, traumatic experiences, psychosocial difficulties, life satisfaction, social support, psychiatric diagnosis, problems with justice, anti-social behavior and specific psychometric scales. A comparison between sexes was made using uni and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Overall 49% were between 25 and 44 years old, and 143 (68.1%) were females. Almost all suicide attempters had a mental disorder (96%). Affective disorders were more frequent among women (54% versus 32%, p=0.003) and mental disorders caused by psychoactive substance use, especially alcohol, were more frequent among men (31% versus 7%, p=0.0001). Females had worse scores at the WHO Index of Well-Being (p=0.005), at the Beck Depression Inventory (p=0.01) and at the Psychiatric Disability Assessment Schedule (p=0.03). More women (58%) than men (35%, p=0.002) had previously made a suicide attempt, and had suffered physical and/or sexual abuse (26% versus 8%, p=0.002). Women had more frequently looked for psychiatric treatment (50% versus 34%, p=0.03) and attended to religious cult (once a week: 45% versus 23%, p=0.007). Suicide attempts involved more risk of death among men (48% versus 28%, p=0.01), as well as the use of alcohol/drugs at the suicide attempt (30% versus 13%, p=0.003). After a previous suicide attempt men felt more pity of themselves (64% versus 36%, p=0.01). In the multivariate analysis, the variables which better discriminated differences between sexes were: ingestion of alcohol and/or drugs at suicide attempt (2.9 times more frequent in men), physical and/or sexual abuse (4.4 times less frequent in males), ¿active and vigorous¿ well-being feelings (4.5 times more frequent in men) and a mental disorder caused by psychoactive substance use (3.6 more frequent in males). Conclusion: Males had less diagnosis of affective disorder, lower scores at the depression scale and told they were feeling more ¿active and vigorous¿. Although men consumed alcohol more frequently and had more serious suicide attempts, they felt more pity and shame of themselves, had more problems at work and had had less treatment than females. Women had more frequently suffered physical and/or sexual abuse, were more depressed and had difficulties to handle crisis / Mestrado / Saude Mental / Mestre em Ciências Médicas

Aim: The aim of this literature review was to provide an overview of suicidal ideationand suicide attempt among immigrants in Europe. More specifically, the currentliterature review aimed to examine predictors of suicidal ideation and suicide attemptamong immigrants in Europe. Method: PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES and PubMed were used to generate existingarticles on the topic of interest. PRISMA flowchart was used to eliminate articles thatdid not meet the inclusion criteria. Results: Seventeen articles met the inclusion criteria. A number of environmental andsocial factors were found to predict suicidal ideation and suicide attempt amongimmigrants in Europe. These predictors included family conflict, health problems,substance abuse, low educational level and being adopted by a host inhabitant family.Socio-economical factor that predicted suicidal ideation and suicide attempt amongimmigrants in Europe was financial disadvantages. Finally, female immigrantsappeared to be a higher risk than male immigrants with regard to suicidal ideation andsuicide attempt. Furthermore, second-generation immigrants appear to be at higherrisk for suicide attempt than first-generation immigrants.Conclusion: There are a number of predictors that appear to predict suicidal ideationand suicide attempt among immigrants in Europe. Nationwide prevention programsfor new female immigrants are recommended.