Resumen

TORRES LIO-COO, Vladimir et al. Suicide conduct in patients attended at an emergency center. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2005, vol.34, n.3. ISSN 0138-6557.

85 patients who attempted suicide and received attention at the Emergency Center of "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Military Central Hospital from January to June 2003, were studied. There was a prevalence of white females (57 %) with ages between 10-19 years old (35 %) and middle level education concluded (49 %), followed by higher middle level. Most of them were students or housewives. The main conflict inducing them to take this decision was associated with problems related to the primary support group (46 %), followed by the problems related to family environment, with personal and family pathological history of psychiatric disorders, as well as with suicide attempts. . The most used method was the use of psychotropic drugs and other substances. After attempting suicide, they asked for help. Among the psychiatric disorders, it was observed a predominance of the situational disorders , followed by the personality disorders. The first option used by the therapist was to refer the patient to his primary health care area, whereas the second one was to hospitalize him.

Palabras clave : Suicide attempt; descriptive epidemiology; inducing conflict; psychiatric history.