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Published on 5 de marzo de 2024 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2024.02.2770
Characterization of suicidal behavior in Coquimbo, Chile, between 2018 and 2020
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Risk variables in cases of suicide attempts. Coquimbo Region from 2018 to 2020.
| Index case | General morbid history | 310 | 17.4 | 1351 | 75.9 | 120 | 6.7 |
| Previous psychiatric condition | 1026 | 57.6 | 667 | 37.5 | 88 | 4.9 | |
| Under mental health treatment | 745 | 41.8 | 851 | 47.8 | 185 | 10.4 | |
| Alcohol and/or drug use | 429 | 24.1 | 952 | 53.5 | 100 | 22.5 | |
| Previous suicide attempts | 881 | 49.5 | 819 | 46 | 81 | 4.5 | |
| Two or more risk variables1 | 898 | 50.4 | 883 | 49.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Family | Suicides in the family of the index case | 341 | 19.1 | 1283 | 72 | 157 | 8.8 |
| Suicide attempts in the index case family | 367 | 20.6 | 1261 | 70.8 | 153 | 8.6 | |
| History of violence | 348 | 19.5 | 847 | 47.6 | 586 | 32.9 | |
1Risk variables: psychiatric pathology, substance abuse, violence, and previous attempts.
Source: Prepared by the authors from the records of the Ministry of Health, Coquimbo Region.