National suicide rates and mental health system indicators: An ecological study of 191 countries

Rajkumar, Anto P.; Brinda, Ethel Mary; Duba, A; Thangadurai, P.; Jacob, K. S.

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.06.004

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“…We see an increase in mortality among adolescents (15)(16)(17)(18)(19) and adults (20-40) starting in 2009. The largest increases were found among adolescents (15)(16)(17)(18)(19) and young adults (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29), followed by adults (30-40) and the elderly (over 70).…”

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Tendência da mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa entre gêneros e faixas etárias no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996-2012

Oliveira¹,

Wagner

Romano-Lieber³

et al. 2017

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Tendência da mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa entre gêneros e faixas etárias no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996-2012

Oliveira¹,

Wagner

Romano-Lieber³

et al. 2017

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“…Las discrepancias observadas en los diferentes estudios entre pobreza, desigualdad y tasa de suicidio en diferentes países corroboran la imbricación de determinantes en la presentación del comportamiento suicida, se entiende que los determinantes proximales, distales y globales interactúan en forma compleja y pueden dar cuenta de la variabilidad de las asociaciones en los distintos contextos [4][5][6]8,[27][28][29][30] . En esta misma dirección, las investigaciones revisadas muestran más que la pobreza en sí misma, la variable con una asociación más fuerte con la tasa de suicidio es la fragmentación social, la falta de cohesión social [9][10][11] , conocida antes como anomia en el estudio sociológico clásico de Durkheim 31 y en la actualidad como pobre construcción de capital social que afecta todo el proceso de salud-enfermedad, física y mental, de un colectivo 32 .…”

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“…Las condiciones de salud mental de las poblaciones se relacionan con determinantes que trascienden el contexto sanitario, incluye otros determinantes de los ámbitos sociales, culturales y políticos, como la situación de pobreza y desigualdad de ingresos monetarios en la población [4][5][6][7][8] .…”

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Pobreza, desigualdad y tasa de suicidio en Colombia, 2012

Campo‐Arias¹,

Herazo²

2014

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126Pobreza, desigualdad y tasa de suicidio en Colombia, 2012 ResumenEl suicidio es un tema complejo de importancia en salud pública relacionado con múltiples determinantes. Sin embargo, se ha brindado menor atención a los determinantes sociales distales. El objetivo del presente estudio fue estimar la correlación entre pobreza y desigualdad y la tasa de suicidio en Colombia durante el 2012. Se diseñó un estudio ecológico en el que se cuantificó la correlación entre los porcentajes de pobreza, el coeficiente de Gini (desigualdad) y las tasas de suicidio en los departamentos colombianos. Se contó la información de 23 departamentos y el Distrito Capital; los porcentajes de pobreza se observaron 11,6 y 68,0% (M=40,7; SD=14,2), los coeficientes de Gini entre 0,452 y 0,616 (M=0,511; SD=0,037); y las tasas de suicidio entre 1,52 y 7,59 (M=3,99; SD=1,5). La correlación entre pobreza (r=-0,401; p=0,052) y coeficiente de Gini y (r=-0,086; p=0,689) y la tasa de suicidio fueron no significativas. Se concluye que la tasa de suicidio en los departamentos colombianos durante 2012 fue independiente los porcentajes de pobreza y el coeficiente de Gini para desigualdad. Se necesitan más investigación de los determinantes sociales de las tasas de suicidio.Palabras clave: pobreza, inequidad social, suicidio, estudios ecológicos. abstractSuicide is a complex issue of public health importance related to multiple determinants. However, less attention has been given to distal social determinants. The aim of this study was to estimate the correlation between poverty and inequity and the suicide rate in Colombia during 2012. An ecological study was designed for measuring the correlation between poverty rates, Gini coefficient (inequity) and suicide rates in Colombian departments. Information from 23 departments and Capital District were taken; Gini coefficients were observed between 0.452 and 0.616 (M=0.511, SD=0.037); poverty rates, 11.6 and 68.0% (SD=40.7, M=14.2); and suicide rates between 1.52 and 7.59 (M=3.99, SD=1.5). The correlation between poverty (r=-0.401, p=0.052) and Gini coefficient (r=-0.086,

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“…Shah, Bhandarkar, and Bhatia (2010) found that, "suicide rates in both genders were higher in countries with greater provision of mental health services, including the number of psychiatric beds, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses, and the availability of training in mental health for primary care professionals" (p. 448). Moreover, Rajkumar, Brinda, Duba, Thangadurai, and Jacob (2013) found that, "Countries with better psychiatric services experience higher suicide rates" (p. 339). In other words, the more psychiatry, the more suicides.…”

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Suicide and mental disorders: A discourse of politics, power, and vested interests

2017

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One of the most well-established truths in suicidology is that mental disorders play a significant role in at least 90% of suicides, and a causal relationship between the two is often implied. In this article, the authors argue that the evidence base for this truth is weak and that there is much research questioning the 90% statistic. Based on numerous examples, they also argue that ideology, politics, power, and vested interests among influential professionals in the field obstruct argument-based discussion of this issue. The authors also discuss unfortunate consequences of the constant reiteration of the 90% statistic.

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National suicide rates and mental health system indicators: An ecological study of 191 countries

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

Tendência da mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa entre gêneros e faixas etárias no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996-2012

Tendência da mortalidade por intoxicação medicamentosa entre gêneros e faixas etárias no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1996-2012

Pobreza, desigualdad y tasa de suicidio en Colombia, 2012

Suicide and mental disorders: A discourse of politics, power, and vested interests

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