Perfil de casos de suicídio na região do Seridó potiguar (2000-2015)

Abstract

Suicide has been seen as a public health problem worldwide, due to the growing number of cases, especially among young people. In Brazil, especially in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, it has not been different, especially the municipality of Caicó. The objective of this work was to analyze the suicide cases, from 2000 to 2015, and to characterize the psychosocial care network in the Seridó / RN region, supporting a proposal to prevent new suicide cases. To this end, we selected the cases of suicide treated by ITEP / RN-Caicó, from January 2000 to December 2015, in which the death occurred due to suicide. Statistical analysis used measures of central tendency, including: mean and standard deviation, as well as their individual absolute frequencies for each item evaluated. The present study totaled 397 suicide cases. Caicó and Currais Novos have a higher frequency of absolute cases. Males correspond to 82.1% of cases. The average age was calculated at 43.7 years (standard deviation ± 18.9). The main ethnicity found was white, and single people totaled 48%. Farmers account for the majority of suicide cases (30.2%), followed by retirees, housewives and students. The psychosocial care network in the Seridó Region has several shortcomings, including lack of psychiatric beds in the main regional hospitals in the cities of Caicó and Currais Novos, failure in formal communication for patient flow and lack of matriculation with primary care. Some interventions are proposed, such as the creation and implementation of a high-risk suicide case flowchart in regional hospitals, continuous continuing education for the entire RAPS, instrumentalization of compulsory notification of suicide attempts at RAPS, strengthening of matrix support, identification and training. Risk case screening by primary care. It is known that the epidemiological profile of suicide is intrinsic to each region studied, due to several factors. For the region of Seridó Potiguar, and especially the municipality of Caicó, lack of care, coupled with the lack of preparation of professionals, specialized services and primary care, appear as important factors to be considered and that may influence the number of these occurrences. Further studies are needed, especially in the Seridó region's farmer class and that master's data can support regional public policies in suicide prevention.