Resource Tag: BRAZIL

In this letter to the editor, the authors report on their study of social skills in a group of bipolar patients with a past history of suicide attempts. Results suggested that outpatients with bipolar disorder I with a history of suicide attempts present inhibited behaviour in relation to other people & their environment. Further studies […]

This study described suicide time trends in Brazil from 1980-2005. Data were obtained from the National Mortality Information System & the Brazilian Institute of Geography & Statistics. Suicide rates were calculated for the entire period for the country as a whole & the 26 states & federal district. Annual increases or decreases in mortality rates […]

Tryptophan hydroxylase A218C polymorphism was analyzed in a sample of 248 Brazilian psychiatric patients & 63 healthy controls. In addition, at least 1 close relative was interviewed to assess family suicide behaviour history. A positive history of familial suicide attempts was associated with the chance of an individual attempting suicide. Familial suicide attempts were more […]

This study investigated suicide trends, 1979-1998, in Rio de Janiero State with emphasis on age, period, & cohort effects. Poisson regression & graphical methods were used to evaluate these effects. Suicide rates increased steadily with age, particularly among males. In both males & females, age-adjusted rates decreased until 1992 & started to increase in 1993. […]

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From May 1985-May 1989, 126 autopsies were parformed at the Sao Paulo City morgue on individuals with AIDS whose unnatural deaths had prompted police investigations. 29 deaths resulted from suicide. Various methods of suicide were used & the majority of victims were still in the initial stages of the disease. Attention is drawn to both […]

Although life expectancy in Brazil has increased, suicide & other forms of injury-related mortality, such as homicide & accident, have increased as a proportion of overall mortality. The suicide rate in Brazil is not considered high in global terms but it has followed the world tendency towards growth; from 1980-2000, the suicide rate in Brazil […]

This study assessed the frequency of suicide ideation & suicide attempts in 90 Brazilian patients with Parkinson’s disease. None of the patients had ever attempted suicide. According to the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, suicide ideation was present in 13 patients. All instruments assessed the risk of suicide in a similar way. Suicide ideation was associated […]

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This study determined the prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms in Brazilian police officers & compared groups with & without these symptoms in terms of associated morbidity. 157 male officers from an elite unit completed questionnaires. Prevalence rates of full posttraumatic stress disorder & partial posttraumatic stress disorder were 8.9% & 16%, respectively. Police officers with […]

167 Brazilian inpatients with bipolar disorder & 184 healthy controls were assessed. Suicidal behaviour was assessed using a semi-structured instrument & a review of medical records. Genotyping of the 5-HTTLPR was performed. 77 patients had a history of previous suicide attempts. Patients carrying the S allele made violent suicide attempts more frequently & made more […]

40 non-clinical & 102 clinical professionals in a university hospital in Brazil were evaluated with the Suicide Behavior Attitude Questionnaire before the start & immediately after a 3-hour training on suicide prevention. Surprisingly, there were no significant differences for the great majority of Questionnaire items between clinical & nonclinical staff both pre- & post-training. Attitudes […]

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An ecological study was deisgned to assess associations between age-adjusted suicide rates based on death certificates & socioeoconmic & agricultural factors. Suicide rates in males & females were inversely associated with schooling level & directly associated with divorce/marital separation. Rates for men were higher in areas where traditional Protestant religious were more prevalent, & rates […]

This article presents data on suicide rates among indigenous peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul, a state in southwest Brazil. Results of a study suggest the suicide rate among Guaran’ was 19 times higher than the national rate in Brazil & 10 times higher than the rate in Mato Grosso do Sul. Suicide disproportionately affected […]

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