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2005
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Salud NLM) Suicide control prevention PsychologySujets proches
Self-killing Killing oneself Suicide Attempted suicideCiter ce document
Johanna Diago-García et al., « Characteristics of People committing suicide in Medellín, Colombia », Revista de Salud Pública, ID : 10670/1.ysihyt
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"Objectives Describing the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics ofa group of individuals who committed suicide in the city of Medellín between2000 and 2003; identifying possible groups within the suicides socio-demographicand clinical characteristics.Methods The sample consisted of 108 individuals who had committed suicidein Medellín; psychological autopsy was carried out and their characteristicswere described. Multiple correspondence analysis was used for identifyingthe different groups.Results 50 % of the individuals were aged less than 29 and 79,4 % weremale. The most frequently employed method for committing suicide washanging (47,2 %); 68,5 % had expressed a wish to die and 35,2 % had previouslyattempted suicide. Three axes were identified for expressing thesocio-demographic and clinical characteristics.Conclusions The characteristics found in this study were similar to those reportedin studies carried out in Colombia and other countries. Suicide wasmore frequent amongst younger people in the group being studied, this beingconsistent with the national tendency. The groups observed in multiplecorrespondence analysis were in line with clinical observations and can beused for designing prevention strategies. However, further analytical studies are required for determining the actual risk factors and using them as thestarting point for a prevention programme."