Suicide in a Colombian indigenous community: Beyond mental illness

Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Nathalie Valencia Amaya and Marisol Cardona

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2023, vol. 69, issue 8, 1986-1995

Abstract: Background: Among the causes associated with suicide there are social factors such as forced displacement has been described and health factors in general that have an impact on pediatric mental health. Aims: To describe clinical and psychosocial factors, and their relationship with suicidal behavior in a Colombian indigenous community. Participants and setting: The mean age were 9.23 years old, 53.7% male and 46.3% female. Method: Mixed approach study. A thematic analysis was carried out with the youth of the community to investigate emotional aspects. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out and correlations between variables were made. Results: Correlations were found between suicidal behavior and medical findings. When comparing the mental health disorders and nutritional problems, statistically significant differences were found in the Suicide Risk domain (

Keywords: Indigenous; suicide; malnutrition; child behavior; parent-child relations; emigration and immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/00207640231183922

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