Mental Disorders as a Risk Factor for Suicide and Suicidal Ideation

Abstract

Objective: This work aims to study mental disorders as risk factors for suicide and suicidal ideation, in order to obtain information that can serve as tools for preventive work and make the treatments of these patients more effective. Method: The method chosen for the study is the literature review of the national literature, carried out through the SciELO, Lilacs and MedLine databases, and articles were selected with boolean operators: suicide, suidide attempts, suicidal ideation, mental disorders and psychopathology, totaling 15 articles for analysis. Results: As a result, from the analysis of collected data, subjects diagnosed with mental disorders have greater impairments in mental health, increasing the probability of risk of attempts, ideations and suicide. The main associated comorbidities identified were: depression, anxiety, mood disorders due to psychoactive substance use. Conclusion: It was concluded that mental disorders increase the likelihood of suicide attempts and ideations.