Published 2007-06-15
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Behaviors Related to Suicide in the National Study of Mental Health Colombia 2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.378
Patricia Duque, MSc Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Alexandra Garzón, MSc Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
José Posada Villa, MD Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Marcela Rodríguez, MD Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca
Suicide is an important public health issue in Colombia. Nevertheless, little is known about the prevalence, risk factors, and the main behaviors related to it. The present article tries to show to the prevalence and suicide risk factors based on the results of the national survey of mental health of Colombia. The evaluated parameters were the thought, plans, and suicide attempts in a survey of homes, made face to face, with a representative sample at national level of 4426 adults, which makes part is of the World-wide Survey of Mental Health of the World Health Organization. The prevalence of thought, plans, and attempts of suicide is 12,4% (0.7); 4,1% (0.4); and 4,7% (0.4) respectively.

The highest risk of both suicide ideation and attempt is in the 18-29 age group. In Colombia, and in the world, suicide is an issue to care about because it has an important prevalence. In Colombia, suicide prevention efforts are unfortunately necessary to diminish the numbers shown by this study. Therefore, future investigations must define the determinants of the behaviors related to suicide.

keywords: Anxiety, mental disorders, mental health, public health, suicidal thought, suicide.
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Duque, MSc, P., Garzón, MSc, A., Posada Villa, MD, J., & Rodríguez, MD, M. (2007). Prevalence and Risk Factors of Behaviors Related to Suicide in the National Study of Mental Health Colombia 2003. NOVA Biomedical Sciences Journal, 5(7), 84-91. https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.378
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