Introduction: Suicide manifests itself through multiple behaviors, it begins with suicidal ideationand ends with suicide. Objective: To demonstrate the risk factors associated with suicidal ideation inpatients with depression cared for in a level III-2 hospital in Peru. Methods: Observational, analytical,cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. Sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience; thesample was made up of 201 patients attended by an external psychiatric clinic of the María Auxiliadorahospital, from January to February 2020. The survey technique, a data collection form and the adaptedBeck scale instrument were used. Results: Of the 201 patients, 46 (22.9%) had suicidal ideation, of them,25 (54.3%) were young, female 27 (58.7%), had no partner 27 (58.6 %), 32 (69.7%) were born in Lima,received treatment for more than one year 43 (93.5%), had a regular to poor family...

Introduction: Suicide manifests itself through multiple behaviors, it begins with suicidal ideationand ends with suicide. Objective: To demonstrate the risk factors associated with suicidal ideation inpatients with depression cared for in a level III-2 hospital in Peru. Methods: Observational, analytical,cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach. Sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience; thesample was made up of 201 patients attended by an external psychiatric clinic of the María Auxiliadorahospital, from January to February 2020. The survey technique, a data collection form and the adaptedBeck scale instrument were used. Results: Of the 201 patients, 46 (22.9%) had suicidal ideation, of them,25 (54.3%) were young, female 27 (58.7%), had no partner 27 (58.6 %), 32 (69.7%) were born in Lima,received treatment for more than one year 43 (93.5%), had a regular to poor family...

Introducción: En las últimas décadas el suicidio ha ido en aumento hasta convertirse en un tema preocupante para la salud mental en nuestro país y generalmente se manifiesta por múltiples comportamientos, iniciándose con la conducta suicida en sus diferentes maneras de expresarse, a manera de amenazas, intentos y hasta conseguir su propósito, el suicidio propiamente dicho. Objetivos: Estimar los factores de riesgo asociados a trastorno de conducta suicida en pacientes del servicio de psiquiatría del Hospital María Auxiliadora (HMA), enero – febrero del 2020. Materiales y métodos: Estudio observacional, retrospectivo, transversal, analítico de enfoque cuantitativo. Teniendo como muestra a todos los pacientes atendidos en el consultorio externo del servicio de psiquiatría del HMA durante el periodo enero - febrero del 2020, según criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Se util...