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Attempted Suicide in Reproductive Age Women
Fecha
2009Registro en:
HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, v.30, n.8, p.707-719, 2009
0739-9332
10.1080/07399330903018385
Autor
GOMES, Flavia Azevedo
O`BRIEN, Beverley
NAKANO, Ana Marcia Spano
Institución
Resumen
In this study, we described the frequency of attempted suicide among women of reproductive age (10 to 49 years) in a General University Hospital in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil (conducted 2005). Relevant comorbidities associated with the suicide attempt were calculated. Secondary data were obtained through the hospital`s records where attempted suicides were reported. Findings revealed 132 attempted suicides; most women took a toxic substance or their own medication. Half of the women previously had attempted suicide. Depression was the most frequent psychiatric diagnosis on discharge from the hospital, specifically borderline personality disorder, personality disorders axis B and depression without association.