Circumstances involving female suicide: a psychosocial autopsy
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Keywords

Suicídio
Saúde Mental
Gênero e Saúde Suicidio
Mujeres
Salud Mental
Género y Salud Suicide
Women
Mental Health
Gender and Health

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Abstract

Aim: To analyze the psychosocial context of the moments that preceded death by suicide of women in a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte. Method: This is a study of the psychosocial autopsy type, using a qualitative approach, developed in a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte that presents a strong history involving suicide. The collection of necropsy reports was carried out at the Technical Institute of Expertise and then in-depth interviews were carried out with twelve relatives of suicidal women, from the semi-structured interview script for psychosocial autopsies; the analysis of the data took place through the Thematic Content Analysis. Preliminary results: The suicides studied presented characteristics very close to what is already known in the literature; it was verified the presence of mental disorders, marital conflicts, emotional dependence and gender violence as strong predictors of female suicide acts.
https://doi.org/10.17665/1676-4285.20176161
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