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Trends in method-specific suicide in Brazil from 2000 to 2017.
McDonald, Keltie; Machado, Daiane Borges; Castro-de-Araujo, Luís F S; Kiss, Lígia; Palfreyman, Alexis; Barreto, Maurício L; Devakumar, Delanjathan; Lewis, Glyn.
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  • McDonald K; Division of Psychiatry, University College London, 6th Floor Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7NF, UK. k.mcdonald@ucl.ac.uk.
  • Machado DB; Center of Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS), Salvador, Brazil.
  • Castro-de-Araujo LFS; Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Kiss L; Center of Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS), Salvador, Brazil.
  • Palfreyman A; The University of Melbourne, Department of Psychiatry, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
  • Barreto ML; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
  • Devakumar D; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.
  • Lewis G; Center of Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (CIDACS), Salvador, Brazil.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol ; 56(10): 1779-1790, 2021 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33782727
PURPOSE: Understanding long-term patterns of suicide methods can inform public health policy and prevention strategies. In Brazil, firearm-related policies may be one salient target for suicide prevention. This study describes trends in method-specific suicide at the national and state-levels in Brazil, with a particular focus on firearm-related suicides. METHODS: Brazilian mortality data for suicide and undetermined intent among people aged 10 years and older between 2000 and 2017 were obtained from the National Mortality Information System. We examined national and state-level trends in age-standardised suicide rates for hanging, self-poisoning, firearms, jumping from a high place, other, and unspecified methods. We also compared total rates of mortality from suicide and undetermined intent over the period. Applying Joinpoint regression, we tested changes in trends of firearm-specific suicide rates. RESULTS: The total suicide rate increased between 2000 and 2017. Rates of hanging, self-poisoning by drugs or alcohol and jumping from a high place showed the largest increases, while firearm-specific suicide rates decreased over the study period. Trends in methods of suicide varied by sex and state. CONCLUSION: It is of public health concern that suicide rates in Brazil have risen this millennium. Restricting access to firearms might be an effective approach for reducing firearm-specific suicides, especially in states where firearm availability remains particularly high. Treatment and management of substance misuse may also be an important target for suicide prevention policies. More work is needed to understand the causes of rising suicide rates in Brazil and to improve the mental health of the population.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Suicídio / Armas de Fogo Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Assunto da revista: CIENCIAS SOCIAIS / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Suicídio / Armas de Fogo Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Assunto da revista: CIENCIAS SOCIAIS / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article