A violência de gênero e a ideação suicida são eventos sociais de elevada incidência e constituem importantes problemas de saúde pública. Este estudo tem como objetivo estudar a violência de gênero e a ideação suicida em mulheres que vivem com hiv usuárias de um Serviço de Atenção Especializada em DST/aids de um município de médio porte do Rio Grande do Sul. Este é um estudo transversal cuja amostra foi constituída por 161 mulheres que vivem com hiv. Elas responderam um questionário aplicado por meio de entrevistas realizadas pelo pesquisador. A violência de gênero foi investigada por meio da versão brasileira reduzida do instrumento World Health Organization Violence Against Women e, para a ideação suicida, foi utilizado o Questionário de Ideação Suicida. A análise estatística foi realizada com o software Statistical Package Social Sciences. Verificou-se a presença de associações entre variáveis utilizando o teste Qui-Quadrado, Correlação de Pearson e Regressão de Poisson. A prevalência da violência de gênero foi de 72,7% e da ideação suicida de 50,9%. Neste estudo, as variáveis que estiveram associadas à violência e à ideação suicida foram praticamente as mesmas. Houve relação com a idade precoce da primeira relação sexual, maior número de filhos, baixas condições financeiras e maior tempo de vida com hiv. Além disso, as mulheres que sofreram violência de gênero apresentaram risco cinco vezes maior de manifestar ideação suicida. Neste trabalho observou-se alta prevalência de violência de gênero e de ideação suicida entre mulheres com hiv, e recomenda-se investigações desses temas nas histórias de vida das mulheres para que se possa propiciar acolhimento e cuidado como parte integrante das políticas voltadas às pessoas que vivem com hiv e da atenção integral à saúde das mulheres. / Gender violence and suicidal ideation are social events of high incidence and are important public health problems. This study aims to study gender violence and suicidal ideation in women living with HIV attending in a Service of Specialized Care in hiv/aids from a medium-sized city of Rio Grande do Sul. This is a cross-sectional study whose sample consisted of 161 women living with hiv. They answered a questionnaire through interviews conducted by the researcher. Gender violence was investigated by means of the Brazilian version of the instrument reduced World Health Organization Violence Against Women, and for suicidal ideation we used the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. The statistical analysis was performed with the Statistical Package Social Sciences software. Verified the presence of associations between variables using the Chi-Square test, Pearson Correlation and Poisson Regression. The prevalence for gender violence was of 72.7% and for suicidal ideation of 50.9%. In this study, the variables that were associated with violence and suicidal ideation were practically the same. There was a relationship with early age at first intercourse, higher number of children, few financial conditions and longer time life with hiv. In addition, women who suffer gender violence have fivefold greater risk of manifesting suicidal ideation. In this study, a high prevalence of gender violence and suicidal ideation among women with hiv, and it is recommended that investigations of these themes in the life stories of women so that they can provide shelter and care as an integral part of policies aimed at people who living with hiv and comprehensive health care for women. / La violencia de género y la ideación suicida son eventos sociales de alta incidencia y son importantes problemas de salud pública. Este estudio tiene como objetivo estudiar la violencia de género y la ideación suicida en las mujeres que viven con el hiv asistir a un Servicio de Atención Especializada en hiv/sida de un municipio de tamaño medio de Rio Grande do Sul. Se trata de un estudio transversal que muestra consistió en 161 mujeres que viven con el hiv. Respondieron un cuestionario a través de entrevistas realizadas por el investigador. La violencia de género fue investigado por medio de la versión brasileña del instrumento reducido Violencia Organización Mundial de la Salud contra la mujer y para la ideación suicida, se utilizó el Cuestionario de ideación suicida. El análisis estadístico se realizó con el paquete estadístico Ciencias Sociales. Verificada la presencia de asociaciones entre variables mediante la prueba de chi-cuadrado, correlación de Pearson y la regresión de Poisson. La prevalencia de la violencia de género fue de 72.7% y 50.9% de la ideación suicida. En este estudio, las variables que se asociaron con la violencia y la ideación suicida fueron prácticamente iguales. Hubo una relación con la edad temprana en la primera relación, mayor número de hijos, algunas condiciones financieras y de mayor duración con el vih. Además, las mujeres que sufren violencia de género tienen cinco veces más riesgo de manifestar ideas suicidas. En este estudio, se recomienda una alta prevalencia de la violencia de género y la ideación suicida entre las mujeres con hiv, y que las investigaciones de estos temas en las historias de vida de las mujeres para que puedan brindar refugio y cuidado como parte integrante de las políticas dirigidas a las personas que viven con el hiv y la atención integral de salud para las mujeres.

A violência de gênero e a ideação suicida são eventos sociais de elevada incidência e constituem importantes problemas de saúde pública. Este estudo tem como objetivo estudar a violência de gênero e a ideação suicida em mulheres que vivem com hiv usuárias de um Serviço de Atenção Especializada em DST/aids de um município de médio porte do Rio Grande do Sul. Este é um estudo transversal cuja amostra foi constituída por 161 mulheres que vivem com hiv. Elas responderam um questionário aplicado por meio de entrevistas realizadas pelo pesquisador. A violência de gênero foi investigada por meio da versão brasileira reduzida do instrumento World Health Organization Violence Against Women e, para a ideação suicida, foi utilizado o Questionário de Ideação Suicida. A análise estatística foi realizada com o software Statistical Package Social Sciences. Verificou-se a presença de associações entre variáveis utilizando o teste Qui-Quadrado, Correlação de Pearson e Regressão de Poisson. A prevalência da violência de gênero foi de 72,7% e da ideação suicida de 50,9%. Neste estudo, as variáveis que estiveram associadas à violência e à ideação suicida foram praticamente as mesmas. Houve relação com a idade precoce da primeira relação sexual, maior número de filhos, baixas condições financeiras e maior tempo de vida com hiv. Além disso, as mulheres que sofreram violência de gênero apresentaram risco cinco vezes maior de manifestar ideação suicida. Neste trabalho observou-se alta prevalência de violência de gênero e de ideação suicida entre mulheres com hiv, e recomenda-se investigações desses temas nas histórias de vida das mulheres para que se possa propiciar acolhimento e cuidado como parte integrante das políticas voltadas às pessoas que vivem com hiv e da atenção integral à saúde das mulheres. / Gender violence and suicidal ideation are social events of high incidence and are important public health problems. This study aims to study gender violence and suicidal ideation in women living with HIV attending in a Service of Specialized Care in hiv/aids from a medium-sized city of Rio Grande do Sul. This is a cross-sectional study whose sample consisted of 161 women living with hiv. They answered a questionnaire through interviews conducted by the researcher. Gender violence was investigated by means of the Brazilian version of the instrument reduced World Health Organization Violence Against Women, and for suicidal ideation we used the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. The statistical analysis was performed with the Statistical Package Social Sciences software. Verified the presence of associations between variables using the Chi-Square test, Pearson Correlation and Poisson Regression. The prevalence for gender violence was of 72.7% and for suicidal ideation of 50.9%. In this study, the variables that were associated with violence and suicidal ideation were practically the same. There was a relationship with early age at first intercourse, higher number of children, few financial conditions and longer time life with hiv. In addition, women who suffer gender violence have fivefold greater risk of manifesting suicidal ideation. In this study, a high prevalence of gender violence and suicidal ideation among women with hiv, and it is recommended that investigations of these themes in the life stories of women so that they can provide shelter and care as an integral part of policies aimed at people who living with hiv and comprehensive health care for women. / La violencia de género y la ideación suicida son eventos sociales de alta incidencia y son importantes problemas de salud pública. Este estudio tiene como objetivo estudiar la violencia de género y la ideación suicida en las mujeres que viven con el hiv asistir a un Servicio de Atención Especializada en hiv/sida de un municipio de tamaño medio de Rio Grande do Sul. Se trata de un estudio transversal que muestra consistió en 161 mujeres que viven con el hiv. Respondieron un cuestionario a través de entrevistas realizadas por el investigador. La violencia de género fue investigado por medio de la versión brasileña del instrumento reducido Violencia Organización Mundial de la Salud contra la mujer y para la ideación suicida, se utilizó el Cuestionario de ideación suicida. El análisis estadístico se realizó con el paquete estadístico Ciencias Sociales. Verificada la presencia de asociaciones entre variables mediante la prueba de chi-cuadrado, correlación de Pearson y la regresión de Poisson. La prevalencia de la violencia de género fue de 72.7% y 50.9% de la ideación suicida. En este estudio, las variables que se asociaron con la violencia y la ideación suicida fueron prácticamente iguales. Hubo una relación con la edad temprana en la primera relación, mayor número de hijos, algunas condiciones financieras y de mayor duración con el vih. Además, las mujeres que sufren violencia de género tienen cinco veces más riesgo de manifestar ideas suicidas. En este estudio, se recomienda una alta prevalencia de la violencia de género y la ideación suicida entre las mujeres con hiv, y que las investigaciones de estos temas en las historias de vida de las mujeres para que puedan brindar refugio y cuidado como parte integrante de las políticas dirigidas a las personas que viven con el hiv y la atención integral de salud para las mujeres.

Abstract The aim of this thesis was to explore the associations between the use of nervous system medications and suicidal ideation and behaviour in various different diagnostic groups in a large population-based cohort. Information on prescribed antipsychotic, antidepressant, benzodiazepine and antiepileptic medications within the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 was collected from the register of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland and from a postal questionnaire sent to all cohort members in 1997. The presence of suicidal ideation and depression and anxiety symptoms was assessed via the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 questionnaire in 1997. Data on suicides were collected from the cause-of-death statistics and on suicide attempts from the Finnish Care Register for Health Care in a 15-year follow up. The use of antipsychotic, antidepressant, or benzodiazepine medication was associated with increased suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicides. Antiepileptic medication was not associated with increased suicidality. The polypharmacy of nervous system medications was associated with increased suicidality. All nervous system medications were associated with increased severity of depression and anxiety symptoms. When depression and anxiety symptoms were taken into account, most of the associations between medication and suicidal ideation were statistically non-significant. Regarding specific groups, among those who did not have psychosis, high doses of antipsychotic medication correlated particularly with increased suicidal ideation even when other symptoms of depression and anxiety were taken into account. Among those with insomnia, the use of antidepressant medication associated with increased suicidal ideation also when other symptoms were taken into account. Although nervous system medication is associated with increased suicidal ideation, the association with other symptoms is also strong, and therefore it could not be stated that medication associates specifically with suicidal ideation. However, certain groups, i.e., non-psychotic subjects with high doses of antipsychotic medication, or subjects with insomnia and using antidepressant medication, should be closely monitored as they could be more vulnerable to suicidal ideation. / Tiivistelmä Tämän väitöstutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli tutkia hermostoon vaikuttavien lääkkeiden, lähinnä psykoosilääkkeiden, masennuslääkkeiden, bentsodiatsepiinien sekä epilepsialääkkeiden, yhteyttä itsetuhoisiin ajatuksiin, itsemurhayrityksiin ja itsemurhiin. Aihetta tutkittiin eri diagnoosiluokissa suuressa väestöaineistossa, Pohjois-Suomen vuoden 1966 syntymäkohortissa. Tieto tutkimushenkilöiden lääkkeenkäytöstä vuodelta 1997 kerättiin Kelan lääkeostorekisteristä sekä postikyselyn avulla. Itsetuhoisten ajatusten ja muiden masennus- ja ahdistusoireiden vakavuutta mitattiin Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 -kyselyn avulla vuonna 1997. Tieto itsemurhista kerättiin 15 vuoden seurannassa kuolinsyyrekisteristä ja tieto itsemurhayrityksistä hoitoilmoitusrekisteristä. Psykoosilääkkeiden, masennuslääkkeiden ja bentsodiatsepiinien käyttö oli yhteydessä lisääntyneisiin itsetuhoisiin ajatuksiin, itsemurhayrityksiin ja itsemurhiin. Epilepsialääkkeet eivät liittyneet itsetuhoisuuteen. Usean hermostoon vaikuttavan lääkkeen yhtäaikainen käyttö oli yhteydessä lisääntyneeseen itsetuhoisuuteen. Kaikki hermostoon vaikuttavat lääkkeet liittyivät lisääntyneisiin masennus- ja ahdistusoireisiin. Kun lääkityksen yhteys masennus- ja ahdistusoireisiin otettiin huomioon, lääkkeet eivät olleet erityisesti yhteydessä itsetuhoisiin ajatuksiin. Diagnostisten ryhmien välillä ei ollut eroa hermostoon vaikuttavien lääkkeiden ja itsemurhayritysten tai itsemurhien välisessä yhteydessä. Henkilöillä, joilla ei ole psykoosia, suuremmat psykoosilääkeannokset olivat yhteydessä itsetuhoisten ajatusten vakavuuteen kun muiden masennus- ja ahdistusoireiden vakavuus otettiin huomioon. Unettomuudesta kärsivillä henkilöillä masennuslääkkeen käyttö oli liittyi lisääntyneisiin itsetuhoisiin ajatuksiin kun muut oireet huomioitiin. Hermostoon vaikuttavat lääkkeet ovat yhteydessä lisääntyneisiin itsetuhoisiin ajatuksiin, mutta ne ovat myös vahvasti yhteydessä muihin masennus- ja ahdistusoireisiin. Tietyt henkilöt voivat kuitenkin olla erityisen herkkiä nimenomaan itsetuhoisille ajatuksille, ja heitä tulisi seurata erityisen tiiviisti. Tällaisia ovat henkilöt, joilla ei ole psykoosia, mutta jotka käyttävät suuria psykoosilääkeannoksia, sekä vakavasta unettomuudesta kärsivät henkilöt, jotka käyttävät masennuslääkettä.

Bakgrund: Suicid innebär att en människa avsiktligt och självförvållat skadar sig vilket leder till döden. Snabba och oförväntat försämrade tillstånd och död kan upplevas som oro och stress hos sjuksköterskan. Samtidigt är det sjuksköterskans plikt att möta, samtala och tolka patienten då det är i vårdrelationen en förståelse kan skapas för patientens suicidtankar. Attityder, kontext, tolkning av människosyn präglas av hur sjuksköterskans förhåller sig till den suicidala patienten. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser och erfarenheter i relation till suicid och den suicidnära patienten. Metod: En systematisk integrativ litteraturöversikt har använts som metod. Både kvantitativa och kvalitativa artiklar har hämtats från databaserna Cinahl, PubMed och PsycInfo. Totalt inkluderades 13 artiklar i resultatet. Resultat: Tre huvudteman teman framkom i resultatet, Sjuksköterskans känslor i mötet med suicid, närhet och distans, samt att förstå suicidhandlingen. Känslor av skuld beskrevs som en konsekvent genomgående i mötet med den suicidala patienten. Även svårigheter i att reglera närhet och distans till patienten medförde en obalans i att distansera sig kontra att närma sig i mötet. Kontext och sociokulturell tillhörighet påverkade relationen mellan sjuksköterskan och patienten. Diskussion: I resultatdiskussionen har delar av resultatet diskuterats utifrån Patrica Benners omvårdnadsteori, det femte och sista stadiet. Det är viktigt att erbjuda sjuksköterskans möjlighet till vidare utbildning i bemötandet men också i de egna psykologiska processer som mötet med negativa känslor och eventuella trauma kan innebära. / Background: Suicide means that a person intentionally and self-inflicted injures himself, which leads to death. Rapid and unexpectedly worsening conditions and deaths can be experienced as nurses' anxiety and stress. At the same time, it is the nurse's duty to meet, talk and interpret the patient as it is in the care relationship that an understanding can be created for the patient's suicidal thoughts. Attitudes, context, interpretation of human view are characterized by how the nurse's attitude to the suicidal patient. Aim: To describe nurses' experiences and experiences in relation to suicide and the suicidal patient. Method: A systematic integrative literature review has been selected. Both quantitative and qualitative articles have been used from the databases Cinahl, Pubmed and PsycInfo Knalf's integrative. Theoretical starting point was based on Patricia Benner's nursing theory where Benner's last and fifth stages were discussed. Results: Three main themes emerged in the result, Nurse's feelings in the meeting with suicide, proximity and distance, and understanding the suicide act. Feelings of guilt were described as consistent throughout the encounter with the suicidal patient. Difficulties in regulating proximity and distance to the patient also led to an imbalance in distancing versus approaching the meeting. Context and sociocultural belonging influenced the relationship between the nurse and the patient. Conclusions: In the result discussion, parts of the result have been discussed based on Patrica Benner's nursing theory, the fifth and last stage. It is important to offer the nurse's opportunity for further education in the treatment, but also in the own psychological processes that the encounter with negative emotions and possible trauma can entail.

Suicide is among the leading cause of adolescent deaths worldwide and thus a significant public health concern. Risk factors for suicidal behavior include drinking alcohol, smoking, and engaging in risky sexual behaviors. One area of concern is dietary patterns and their association with depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. Bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes the assumption that one can perform specific actions to bring about desired outcomes. The primary research questions for this quantitative, retrospective, cross-sectional study concerned whether there is a statistically significant interaction between fruit and vegetable intake and suicidal ideation or suicide attempts. Data from 71,776 adolescents in the Centers for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey were analyzed using complex samples binominal logistic regression. The dependent variable was suicidal ideation or suicide attempts, and the independent variable was intake of fruits and vegetables. Suicidal ideation was significantly, positively correlated with fruit and vegetable intake. Even after controlling for age, sex, race, and depression, there was a significant, positive correlation with fruit and vegetable intake. Suicide attempt was significantly, positively correlated with fruit and vegetable intake even after controlling for age, sex, race, and depression. Although the results of this study were contrary to previous findings, these results do support the claim that sugary foods and fast foods have a dopaminergic 'reward effect'. The findings may foster positive social change by identifying the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and suicidal ideation or suicide attempts in adolescents.

Introduction: Suicidal behaviour still cannot be sufficiently predicted. Exposure to suicidal behaviour in the personal social environment is assumed to moderate the individual's transition from suicidal ideation to suicidal behaviour within the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behaviour (IMV model). This study aimed to investigate this moderating effect in a German high-risk sample. Methods: We interviewed 308 psychiatric inpatients (53% female) aged 18 to 81 years (M = 36.9, SD = 14.30) admitted after attempted suicide (53%) or due to an acute suicidal crisis (47%) regarding exposure events in their social environment. Four types of exposure events were analysed using moderation analyses: familial suicides/suicide attempts and non-familial suicides/suicide attempts. Additionally, the numbers of reported exposure events were compared between patients with and without a recent suicide attempt as well as between patients with lifetime suicide attempts and lifetime suicidal ideation. Results: Neither moderating effects of exposure events on the relationship between lifetime suicidal ideation and recent suicidal behaviour nor group differences between suicidal ideators and suicide attempters regarding the exposure events were found. Conclusions: Exposure events might have differential and possibly protective effects on suicidal behaviour-depending on type and quality (intensity, personal relevance and recency) of event-and on the outcome (suicide vs. suicide attempt).

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Previous research provided preliminary support of a potential reinforcing effect of suicidal ideation demonstrating reduced negative affect and increased positive affect after thinking about suicide. The present study therefore sought to investigate the role of mood and affect as a proximal risk factor of suicidal ideation in a high-risk sample. Seventy-four psychiatric inpatients (72% female) with unipolar depression and current and/or lifetime suicidal ideation aged 18 to 85 years (M = 37.6, SD = 14.3) took part in an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) over 6 days. Multilevel analyses were calculated. Analyses revealed negative valence of mood and low positive affect to be predictors of subsequent intensity of suicidal ideation (active, passive) as well as predictors of change in suicidal ideation (active, passive) since the last measurement. High negative affect only predicted intensity of passive suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation (active, passive) was prospectively associated with subsequent negative valence of mood and lower positive affect as well as with higher intensity of negative affect. Suicidal ideation (active, passive) also predicted the change in valence of mood, positive affect and negative affect since the last measurement. Mood and affect should be taken into account as important proximal risk factors of active and passive suicidal ideation. The results do not support the idea of a reinforcing effect of suicidal ideation. In fact, they show a pattern of reduced subsequent positive affect, negative valence of mood and increased negative affect. Replication studies with larger samples and longer EMA follow-ups are needed

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Student Number : 7820500 - MA research report - School of Psychology - Faculty of Humanities / Internationally, suicide is highly prevalent among adolescents and young adults, and South African data suggest that suicide is a serious problem that is increasingly affecting the Black population and young men in particular. This study aimed firstly to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behaviour among young adults, and, in a sample of 85 young people (aged 19-30), one in seven had previously attempted suicide, and almost one in three had recently thought about killing themselves. Sociological research has shown that religion has a predominantly protective effect with regard to suicide, however psychological research, while providing evidence for a similar relationship, has also shown that religious strain may contribute to suicidality. This study sought to establish whether a relationship exists between suicidal ideation (and positive ideation), and various indicators of religiosity. Unexpectedly, given the research trends, suicidal ideation was significantly positively associated with self-reported religious salience (r = .297, p = .006), and with the collaborative/deferring religious coping style (r = .301, p = .005), characterized by higher levels of religiosity. Suicidal ideation was significantly negatively associated with the self-directing style (r = -.331, p = .002), favoured by less religious participants. Positive ideation was unrelated to religious salience, participation, and both religious coping approaches. Various explanations were proposed for these results. Cognition is a central pathway for suicidality, and insecure religious attachment, when triggered by stressors, may set in motion a cognitive process involving negative religious attributions and harmful religious coping strategies – typical symptoms of religious strain which has been associated with suicidal behaviour. Maladaptive religious beliefs and behaviours may also have a negative impact on depression, hopelessness and helplessness, all vulnerability factors for suicidal behaviour in young people. It is also possible that, when faced by life challenges that exceed coping capacity, individuals may be more likely to turn to God, while simultaneously experiencing hopelessness, depression and suicidal ideation. Finally, the gender skew in the sample may have resulted in the high levels of suicidal behaviour and religiosity, and the positive relationship between them. Vulnerability to suicidal behaviour in young adults is a multifaceted problem, and religion, itself a multidimensional concept, is one of many factors that may provide protection against or contribute to suicidal behaviour. In order to understand the complex problem of vulnerability to suicidal behaviour in young adults, there is a need for further multivariate research.