Suicide in the World: an Overview of Prevalence and Its Risk Factors

Authors

  • Eugênia Rodrigues Ferreira
  • Rafael Gomes Aragão
  • Jordanna de Fátima Moraes Reis
  • Greyce Ellen Neres Reis
  • Franciely Ferreira Santana
  • Maria Nizete Tavares Alves
  • Janaina Carvalho Braz Macêdo
  • Uilna Natercia Soares Feitosa
  • Carmem Ulisses Peixoto
  • Maria Eliana Pierre Martins
  • José Leandro de Almeida Neto
  • Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3823/1785

Keywords:

Suicide, Risk Factors, Prevalence

Abstract

Suicide is a complex and multi-causal phenomenon, thats why it can’t be understood in a generalized way, but in different profiles such as gender, age, social support and other psychiatric disorders. It is a major public health problem worldwide and more than 1 million people die from suicide every year. This world problem demands hybrid preventive acts in several aspects, such as social, interpersonal and from the government.

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Published

2015-09-01

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Section

Psychiatry & Mental Health

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