Prevention of suicide: psychology’s contributions to public health

Authors

  • Maria Juliana da Silva Santos Universidade das Américas.
  • Eduardo Mendes Medeiros Psicólogo, Bacharel em Psicologia pela Faculdade Maurício de Nassau de Fortaleza. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-7430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3394rpds.v8i3.2357

Keywords:

Psychology of Health. Suicide. Prevention.

Abstract

This article reviews the contributions of the psychologist’s role in preventing suicidal behavior in the public health context. It is a qualitative research of systematic literature review using the combination of the descriptors: “Suicide prevention, suicide behavior, suicide epidemiology, suicide risk factors, protection factors and psychologist’s performance. The following databases were consulted: Scientific Online Library in Electronic Health (SciELO), Health Sciences Literature of Latin America and the Caribbean (LILACS). We selected 26 publications that match the inclusion criteria. The contributions of the psychologist’s role in public health and their functions in the context of the SUS were discussed. The challenges of the health team’s performance in the face of suicide demands were perceived. No research was found in the seek of the publications that dealt with the psychologist’s exclusive role in suicide prevention. It was concluded that there is a need to conduct empirical studies documenting the benefits of the psychologist’s role in preventing public health suicide to increase the progress of public health policies.

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Author Biographies

  • Maria Juliana da Silva Santos, Universidade das Américas.

    Bacharel em Psicologia pelo Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará/FIC; Especialização em Saúde Mental pela Universidade das Américas. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-3745
  • Eduardo Mendes Medeiros, Psicólogo, Bacharel em Psicologia pela Faculdade Maurício de Nassau de Fortaleza. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-7430
    Psicólogo clínico, clínica ecoimagem.

Published

11/08/2019

Issue

Section

Review Studies

How to Cite

Santos, M. J. da S., & Medeiros, E. M. (2019). Prevention of suicide: psychology’s contributions to public health. Revista Psicologia, Diversidade E Saúde, 8(3), 388-401. https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3394rpds.v8i3.2357

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