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[Suicide in Portugal]

M P de Sousa1

  • 1Département de Psychiatrie, Hôpital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.

L'Encephale
|December 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary
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This study defines suicide and parasuicide, exploring their characteristics, epidemiology, and risk factors. Prevention strategies are discussed, considering individual and societal influences on suicidal behaviors.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry and Public Health

Context:

  • Suicide and parasuicide present complex public health challenges globally.
  • Understanding these behaviors requires examining clinical, social, and cultural dimensions.

Purpose:

  • To define and characterize suicide and parasuicide.
  • To review explanatory models and epidemiological features, with a focus on Europe and Portugal.
  • To analyze risk factors and discuss prevention strategies.

Summary:

  • The study defines suicide and parasuicide, detailing their characteristics and classifications. It reviews models explaining these behaviors as deviant or disease-related.
  • Epidemiological data from Europe, particularly Portugal, are presented. Various risk factors (biomedical, psychological, social, cultural, environmental, symptomatic) are analyzed.
  • Predictive evaluation and prevention strategies for suicide are discussed, considering life cycle and socio-cultural contexts.

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Impact:

  • Provides a comprehensive overview of suicide and parasuicide for researchers and clinicians.
  • Highlights key risk factors and potential avenues for suicide prevention initiatives.
  • Informs public health policies by detailing the epidemiological landscape and socio-cultural determinants of suicidal behaviors.