Suicídio no Chile: do macro ao micro

Luciano Ferreira Rodrigues Filho; Graciela Rojas

doi:10.5433/1679-0383.2025.v46.52394

Authors

Luciano Ferreira Rodrigues Filho Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1547-9301
Graciela Rojas Universidad de Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9577-7415

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2025.v46.52394

Keywords:

Mental health, Suicide, Biopsychosocial factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Cultural stigma

Abstract

O suicídio é um problema crítico de saúde pública, representando uma das principais causas de morte em todo o mundo, com implicações biopsicossociais significativas. Este estudo analisa o fenômeno no contexto chileno, explorando fatores de risco como desigualdades socioeconômicas, saúde mental, traumas e estigmas culturais. A metodologia incluiu a análise de dados estatísticos nacionais de 2000 a 2020, entrevistas qualitativas com 186 indivíduos e uma revisão bibliográfica de publicações científicas recentes. Os resultados destacam a relevância de fatores como apoio familiar, experiências de violência, desafios educacionais e crises econômicas na formação das taxas de suicídio. A pesquisa reforça a necessidade de estratégias intersetoriais, incluindo intervenções emocionais na educação, políticas públicas inclusivas e fortalecimento de redes de apoio, para reduzir a prevalência de suicídio e promover o bem-estar mental.

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Author Biographies

Luciano Ferreira Rodrigues Filho, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo

Master's degree in Social Psychology from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. PhD student in Research and Development in Medical Biotechnology at the Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu of the Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (FMB/Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Professor at the Centro Universitário de Ourinhos (Unifio), Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil. Professor at the Centro de Ensino "Eliska Sedlák", Ourinhos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Graciela Rojas, Universidad de Chile

PhD in Medicine from J. W. Goethe-UniversitÃ¤t, Frankfurt, Germany. Doctor from J. W. Goethe-UniversitÃ¤t, Frankfurt, Germany. Psychiatrist from the Universidad de Chile (UCHILE), Santiago, Chile. Senior researcher at the Núcleo Milenio para Mejorar la Salud Mental de Adolescentes y Jóvenes (Imhay) and at the Instituto Milenio para la Investigación en Depresión y Personalidad (MIDAP), Santiago, Chile. Professor of Psychiatry at the Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile (FMUCH), Santiago, Chile.

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