title: Attitudes of nursing professionals towards suicidal behavior: influence of emotional intelligence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess attitudes and the influence of emotional intelligence is the objective of this work.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nursing professionals answered a questionnaire that assessed the attitude towards suicide and emotional intelligence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results show a general adverse attitude towards suicidal behavior. The moral dimension of suicide makes the differences between mental health and emergency professionals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Possessing a higher degree of mental health training and a high level of emotional intelligence is associated with a more positive attitude towards patients with suicidal behavior. The formation and development of emotional skills are essential for care delivery to patients with suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: carmonamc42w@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ma Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carmona-Navarro
authors.forename: Ma Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pichardo-Martínez
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires