Factores de riesgo relacionados con el proceso suicida en los adolescentes.

Abstract

This research has as main objective to describe the risk factors related to suicidal process in adolescents, for this purpose, the methodology of content analysis was used, given that, as an interpretive art from information obtained from various theoretical sources as articles, magazines, and research on a specific theme is addressed. That is, the risk factors identified emotional, social and family individual, emotional, were determined by the prevalence of the same in each of the sources of information obtained, which allowed a categorization and analysis of factors more representative related to the presence of suicidal behavior in adolescents. Thus, it was established that the suicidal ideation or behavior emerge as a result of internal and external events, which some teen show a high degree of vulnerability of involvement. Determining adolescence as the stage where the highest rates of suicides are presented, still is regarded by the individual as the most controversial period in the development life cycle, as though, involves developing coping skills and adapt to the presence of new physical, psychological and social changes. Otherwise by not having these coping skills and adapting these changes and there is also the influence of psychosocial and family problems can lead to the presence ideation and / or suicidal behavior. Also, they are approached individual protective and environmental factors involved in the prevention of suicidal behavior in adolescents, some of them, such as selfcontrol of emotions, positive self-image, social skills and social inclusion, including others. Finally, it mentions different strategies of suicide prevention against the education sector and the public health area is made.