Suicide risk in drug users followed up at a mental health service
International Journal of Development Research
Suicide risk in drug users followed up at a mental health service
Received 10th October, 2020; Received in revised form 19th November, 2020; Accepted 17th December, 2020; Published online 30th January, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Eliany Nazaré Oliveira, Paulo Cesar Almeida, Joyce Mazza Nunes Aragão, Maria Suely Alves Costa, Lorenna Saraiva Viana, Heliandra Linhares Aragão et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to analyze the risk of suicide in drug users accompanied by a Psychosocial Care Center, Alcohol and other Drugs. Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 306 people followed up at a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs of reference in the northern region of the state of Ceará. Data collection took place using a form for sociodemographic characterization, clinical aspects and consumption pattern and the Suicide Risk Index - IRIS. Chi-square and Fisher's tests were used to analyze the association between suicide risk and categorical variables. Results: it was observed that marital status (p = 0.038), diagnosis regarding the disorder related to the use of psychoactive substances (p = 0.041), presence of psychiatric comorbidities (p <0.001) and tobacco derivatives (p = 0.001) as a problem substance, they showed a statistically significant relationship with the risk of suicide, which can act as protective or predictive factors for this, with emphasis on the single individual (28.1%), who uses multiple PAS (41.5%), which showed a predominance of high risk for suicide, when compared with the others. Conclusion: the importance of actions to promote mental health among PAS users is evident, in order to minimize self-destructive behavior.
