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Informaciones
Psiquiátricas
2019 - n.º
235
previas, siendo la mayoría mujeres (p<0,01).
El diagnóstico mayoritario pertenecía al gru-
po de Trastornos afectivos y el método más
utilizado fue el de sobreingesta medicamen-
tosa. El desencadenante o estresante más
frecuente estuvo en relación a conflictiva
intrafamiliar. Se encontraron diferencias en
los subgrupos por la edad del episodio índice
superior o inferior a los 65 años en cuanto al
sexo, diagnóstico, e ingresos previos.
Conclusiones
: Las personas de más de 65
años que intentan suicidarse en nuestra área
presentan un perfil sociodemográfico simi-
lar a otras muestras de nuestro entorno. Las
mujeres, con ingresos previos en psiquiatría,
tentativas antes de los 65 años, y con algún
diagnóstico de Trastorno de la Personalidad
son una población de riesgo para presentar
nuevas tentativas más allá de los 65 años.
Palabras clave:
intento, suicidio, adulto ma-
yor, urgencias.
Abstract
PROFILE OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN PEOPLE
OVER 65 YEARS OF THE SANITARY AREA OF
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA IN THE PERIOD
OF 2015 TO 2017
Introduction
: Elderly people have the hig-
hest suicide rates in the world. In turn, they
have the lowest rates of suicide attempts.
This fact responds to several factors, which
make suicidal behavior in the elderly a beha-
vior of high lethality, committing suicide at
the first attempt in a large number of cases.
Objective
: to know the sociodemographic
and clinical profile of people over 65 years
who are treated in the emergency department
of the Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Com-
postela for an attempted suicide.
Material and methods
: from January 2015
to December 2017 all people over 65 years
treated by suicide attempt in the emergency
service and Psychiatry Interconsultation of
the Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compos-
tela were evaluated and interviewed. Diffe-
rent clinical and sociodemographic variables
of interest were collected.
Results
: 80 suicide attempts were recor-
ded, which represents an incidence of 35.3
/ 100,000. The average age of our sample
was 74.85 ± 7 years, the ratio between male:
female was 2: 3. Half of the sample was ma-
rried and most lived with family. 25% had
previous attempts, the majority being wo-
men (p <0.01). The majority diagnosis was
the Affective Disorders group and the most
used method was drug overdose. The most
frequent trigger or stressor was related to
intrafamiliar conflict. Differences were found
in the subgroups by the age of the index epi-
sode above or below 65 years in terms of sex,
diagnosis, and previous income.
Conclusions
: People over 65 who try to com-
mit suicide in our area have a sociodemogra-
phic profile similar to other samples from our
environment. Women, with previous income
in psychiatry, attempts before the age of 65,
and with some diagnosis of Personality Di-
sorder are a risk population to present new
attempts beyond 65 years.
Key Words:
elderly, sociotype, the Geriatric
Sociotype questionnaire.
Juan Soriano Barceló / Jose Portes Cruz / Begoña Portela Traba /
Jose Manuel Cornes Iglesias / Julio Brenlla Gonzalez / Raimundo Mateos Álvarez