Unhealthy behaviors of weigh control and suicide in adolecents: A integrative Review

This integrative review aims to identify in the literature the relationship between unhealthy attitudes of weight control and suicidal behavior in adolescents. The bibliographic survey was carried out in September 2017 in National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health and Virtual Health Library databases. The temporality of the publications was selected between the years 2013 and 2017. The guiding question was: what’s the relationship between unhealthy attitudes of weight control and suicidal behavior? During the analysis was perceived the identification of weight control behavior and demonstrated that also healthy attitudes, such as physical activity, can be used in a detrimental way to health. The following unhealthy weight management procedures were identified: fasting, purgative measures and nonprescription medications. The studies present an association between weight control behaviors and suicidal behavior in adolescents. This study revealed restriction of publications that evaluate an association of these behaviors in adolescents and that those with normal or below normal weight do not seem to be prioritized in the studies, although they are also at risk. Unhealthy behaviors of weight control and suicide are public health concerns, considering its damaging influence on adolescent biopsychosocial growth and development.