Risk factors associated with suicide ideation and suicide among physicians: an integrative literature review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v7i1.2003

Keywords:

Tentativa de suicídio, Medicina, Depressão

Abstract

The present study aims to describe the aspects related to the factors that influence the attempt and/or suicide among medical class. This is an integrative review realized at Pubmed, Virtual Health Library (Medline, LILACS e IBECS) and Scielo. The following descriptors were used in Health Sciences (DeCS), "Suicide", "physicians" and "doctors" and the Boolean operator (AND). As inclusion criteria, full papers published in Portuguese and English during the last six years (2015-2020) related to the subject of this study. From the crossing of the descriptors, 82 references were gathered, and 8 articles was selected as research samples. It was verified that several factors are associated to suicidal ideation and suicide like depression end development of psychological disorders.  It is hoped that this research can bring a warning to the entire medical community of the risks faced by these professionals and the importance of preserving the mental health.

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Author Biography

Adriane Borges Cabral, Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas e Centro Universitário CESMAC

Dra. Em Medicina Tropical e profa. da Uncisal e Mestrado profissional em Análise de sistemas ambientais do Cesmac

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Published

2022-01-01

How to Cite

Cavalcante de Lima, J. . ., Seixas Campêlo, B. ., Medeiros da Silva, W. ., Cristina Ribeiro, M. ., Cabral Silva, J. ., & Borges Cabral, A. (2022). Risk factors associated with suicide ideation and suicide among physicians: an integrative literature review. Diversitas Journal, 7(1), 0256–0265. https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v7i1.2003