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La prevalencia de ideaci ó n suicida y los intentos de suicidio entre médicos noruegos. Resultados de un estudio transversal de una muestra nacional

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2020

E. Hem ,
N. T. Grønvold ,
O. G. Aasland  and
Ø. Ekeberg
E. Hem
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Conductuales en Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oslo, Noruega
N. T. Grønvold
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Conductuales en Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oslo, Noruega
O. G. Aasland
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigación, Asociación Médica Noruega y Centro para la Administración de la Salud, Universidad de Oslo, Noruega.
Ø. Ekeberg
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias Conductuales en Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oslo, Noruega
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Resumen

Los médicos tienen una tasa de suicidio más alta que la población general u otros universita- rios. Se sabe poco sobre las razones que lo motivan. Analizar los factores de riesgo puede ser una manera útil de identificar razones para la elevada tasa de suicidio entre los médicos y, de este modo, llevar a tentativas de prevención. El presente estudio es uno de los primeros artículos sobre los pensamientos sui-cidas e intentos de suicidio entre los médicos. Mil sesenta y tres de 1.476 médicos noruegos en activo (72%) respondieron a un cuestionario sobre pensamientos suicidas (desarrollado por E. S. Paykel). La prevalencia vital iba de 51,1% para los sentimientos de que la vida no merece ser vivida a 1,6% para intento de suicidio. Los factores de riesgo eran ser mujer, vivir solo y la depresión. Sin embargo, los pensamientos suicidas no se atribuían apenas a las condiciones laborales. Una elevada tasa de suicidio y una tasa baja de intentos de suicidio apoya la hipótesis de que los médicos no dan un “grito de ayuda”, sino que tienden a materializar sus impulsos suicidas.

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especialidad médicaNoruegamédicosfactores de riesgoideación suicidaintento de suicidio
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European Psychiatry (Ed. Española) , Volume 7 , Issue 7 , October 2000 , pp. 466 - 472
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2000

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