• Janet Jiménez-Genchi, Sofía G Rodríguez-Paz, Juana Ramírez-Rivas, and Marcela de la A Martínez-González.
• Department of Research, Hospital Psiquiátrico "Fray Bernardino Álvarez".
• Gac Med Mex. 2023 Jan 1; 159 (3): 219225219-225.

BackgroundOne of the population groups at higher risk of suicide is that of people who attend mental health institutions.ObjectiveTo know the demographic and clinical characteristics of people admitted for suicidal ideation and suicide attempt to the observation area of a psychiatric hospital in a period of 10 non-consecutive months.Material And MethodsRetrospective, descriptive, correlational study. A total of 439 medical records were collected, out of which 62.9% (n = 276) corresponded to women, 36.7% (n = 161) to men and 0.5% (n = 2) to transgender people; age ranged from 17 to 74 years.ResultsThe highest incidence of cases was observed between 18 and 25 years of age; the most frequent diagnosis was depressive disorder, and 45.5% (n = 200) of the cases had a suicide attempt. The main method for committing a suicidal act was poisoning by taking various medications, followed by self-inflicted injuries with sharp objects. A positive correlation was found between suicide attempt and self-harm (c² = 1.965, p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe findings highlight the importance of early identification of risk factors that may contribute to an increase in suicidal behaviors.Copyright: © 2023 Permanyer.

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