Beliefs and attitudes towards suicide committed by children, adolescents and older adults

Beliefs and attitudes can be predictors of behavior in humans.
human beings. Suicide is a public health problem that represents high social, emotional, economic and other costs.
social, emotional and economic costs, among others. Knowing the beliefs and
attitudes towards suicide can contribute to the formulation of suicide prevention strategies.
prevention strategies. OBJECTIVE: To explore the beliefs and attitudes towards suicide among
suicide committed by children, adolescents and older adults in health care personnel who contribute to patient
health care personnel who contribute to the management of patients with mental disorders, patients with a
mental disorder, medical and psychology students and general population.
general population. METHOD: Exploratory, cross-sectional study, in which three versions of an instrument based on a case study will be applied.
versions of an instrument based on a fictitious case (obituary) of a person (child, adolescent, elderly).
(child, adolescent, older adult) who committed suicide, to 4 population groups (patients with chronic mental disorders (patients with chronic mental disorders; health care personnel who contribute to the management of the (psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses), medical and psychology students, and the population; medical and psychology students and general population). The participant evaluates the suicitogenic and protective factors in the case. A cross-cultural adaptation of the cross-cultural adaptation of the instrument for the elderly will be made and the other versions for children and adolescents will be child and adolescent versions will be constructed. RESULTS: The data will be analyzed will be analyzed in order to describe the findings, identify possible associations and differences.