Prevalencia de conductas suicidas y los factores asociados en pacientes con trastorno depresivo mayores de 30 años que acuden a consulta en el departamento de psiquiatría del hospital Liborio Panchana Sotomayor del cantón Santa Elena periodo 2019 – 2020.

Abstract

Background: Depression is the main cause in most situations where suicide is achieved, this is enhanced by various social and mental factors which greatly promote suicidal behavior, a clear example is the data extracted in the United States on year 2019 where around 48,000 suicides were reported, of which the majority are people between 45 and 64 years old. Within the same data there is evidence that most of these people already suffered from episodes of severe depression and even suicidal behavior well in advance, which could be prevented with due care and help. Objective: To determine, through a field study and its analysis, the prevalence of suicidal behavior and the associated factors in patients with depressive disorder older than 30 years who attended the psychiatry department of the Liborio Panchana Sotomayor hospital in the Santa Elena canton within from the period of 2019 to 2020. Methods: The methods used in the present investigation are the analytical as well as the synthesis in which an investigation was carried out prior to obtaining data through the different medical records within the system of the Liborio Panchana Sotomayor Hospital in the canton of Santa Elena. Results: After the analysis of the different clinical histories of the 137 patients, it is possible to determine a higher prevalence in women within the total about those who suffer from suicidal tendencies, however, in the percentage obtained about men, it is shown that there is a higher incidence of attempted suicide. suicide on them. Conclusion: Suicidal behaviors are more prevalent in the male gender within the ages of 30 to 39 years and 40 to 49 years, also achieving that there is a greater suicide attempt in people without a family history of suicidal character.