Profile of Deaths by Suicide in the Federal District, Between 2010 and 2012. a Study According to the Legal Medical Institute of the Federal District
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objective of the present study was to identify the profile of deaths by suicide in the Federal District, between 2010 to 2012. It is a quantitative, descriptive study, whose data were collected in the Forensic Medicine Institute of the Federal District. The profile of deaths by suicide evidenced in the research was constituted by men, young adults, singles, with consumption of some drugs in 39.6% for both genders, being the most used the hanging, with higher incidence on Monday, day shift. The incidence of deaths was 10/100 thousand inhabitants in the evaluated period. The region showed up with the profile similar to that presented in other studies, national and international levels, drawing attention to the increase in the death rate by suicide in the DF, which almost doubled, requiring detailed analysis of the causes of this increase.
Source: Health and Society
Authors: Lorena M. Leite, Maria José V. Sobrinho, Abraão Gomes de Abreu, Aline Andrade Almeida, Andressa De Souza Nogueira, Edis Rodrigues Junio, Flavio Boralli Massulini, Glenya Gilkla da Silva Abreu, José De Ribamar de Campos Aroucha, Luanna Elvira de Medeiros, Lyssandra Vecentin, Stael Jesus Rocha, Thamyres Kryssia Bastos Teles, Thays Roiz Casarín, Juliana Oliveira de Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409045289