title: Suicide attempts and suicide ideation among the elderly in Uruguay.
abstract: An investigation is presented into Suicide Attempts (SA) among the Elderly in Uruguay conducted in 2014 in a Public Health institution in Montevideo linked to a Claves/Fiocruz project. Starting with an initial project, semi-structured interviews were conducted with institutionalized individuals with a history of suicide attempts, as well as a review of the literature and research into preventive norms and actions by public health authorities in the country. The results reveal difficulties of individuals in talking about SA as well as shame associated with aging. There was also a major difficulty talking about family ties, confirming gender differences in the method of SA and greater suicide ideation among women, although the possibility of SA repetition does not appear to be a concern. The study elicits reflection on the importance of attention, care, quality of life and the effects of institutionalized life upon the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República, Magallanes, Montevideo, Uruguay, mheuguer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: María Cristina Heuguerot
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fachola
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República, Magallanes, Montevideo, Uruguay, mheuguer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucero
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República, Magallanes, Montevideo, Uruguay, mheuguer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República, Magallanes, Montevideo, Uruguay, mheuguer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de la República, Magallanes, Montevideo, Uruguay, mheuguer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: María de Los Angeles
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: París
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology