Suicide attempts due to exogenous intoxication in Brazil, 2012-2022: an integrative review

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https://doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2025.14865

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Keywords: Attempted suicide; Suicide attempt; Poisoning; Poisonings; Intoxication

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Objective: Suicide attempts are a prelude to death and represent a major public health problem. The study therefore reviews the literature on risk factors, the most commonly used toxic agents and the epidemiological profile of people who have attempted suicide due to exogenous intoxication in Brazil. Methods: An integrative review was carried out on databases accessed through the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) via the National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PubMed), the Virtual Health Library Regional Portal (BVS), the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Embase between 2012 and 2022, including observational studies of individuals who had attempted suicide aged 13 or over. Results: there was a higher prevalence of attempted suicide among females, young adults, those with associated comorbidities and those with unfavorable quality of life. The most commonly used exogenous toxic agents were drugs, which had a major impact on the patient's life and that of their entire social circle.

Keywords: Attempted suicide; Suicide attempt; Poisoning; Poisonings; Intoxication

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Alessandro Batista Soares, Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Discente do curso de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).

Ana Laura Avila Caumo , Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Discente do curso de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).

Gabriela Pinho Fillmann , Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Discente do curso de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).

Luísa Mostardeiro Tabajara Franche , Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Discente do curso de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).

Marina Tonin , Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Discente do curso de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).

Rodrigo Chultz , Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Discente do curso de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).

Alfredo Cataldo Neto , Hospital São Lucas e Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Médico (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), especialista em Psiquiatria (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria - Titular Senior e World Psychiatry Association), Psicanalista (Sociedade Psicanalítica de Porto Alegre e International Psychoanalytic Association) e Doutor em Clínica Médica (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul). Atualmente é professor titular da Escola de Medicina da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Pesquisador no Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia da PUCRS.

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2025-02-28

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Soares, A. B., Caumo , A. L. A., Fillmann , G. P., Franche , L. M. T., Tonin , M., Chultz , R., & Cataldo Neto , A. (2025). Suicide attempts due to exogenous intoxication in Brazil, 2012-2022: an integrative review. Brazilian Journal in Health Promotion, 38, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.5020/18061230.2025.14865

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