Hinojosa-Vega Rocío, Rojas-Carrasco Karmina Elena, González-Muñiz Sonia, Jaramillo-Villanueva Leonel, Jiménez-Márquez Abigail
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital de Pediatría "Dr. Silvestre Frenk Freund", Servicio de Salud Mental. Ciudad de México, México.
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital de Pediatría "Dr. Silvestre Frenk Freund", Servicio de Escolares y Adolescentes. Ciudad de México, México.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2023 Nov 6;61(6):875-881. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10064736.
Suicide is a public health problem, which has increased in recent years, becoming a serious cause of mortality, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Suicidal behavior is infrequent before adolescent years, various related factors have been described. The purpose of this work is to describe the case of a patient in school age who attempted suicide and the identified factors that might have contributed.
Nine-year-old male attempted suicide by hanging in the bathroom, endangering his life. He received emergency attention and hospitalized in intensive care. During his hospitalization, the mental health service approached him. Amongst the factors previously associated with suicidal intent during school age and identifiable in the patient are family disintegration, symptoms of major depression episodes, reading-related learning difficulties and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The patient received treatment and follow up consultation, without showing any suicidal behavior up to this date. The patient is currently 13 years old.
It must be recognized that children of school age can present suicidal behavior. It is important to acknowledge the factors associated with this kind of behavior, to reduce risks and provide an opportune attention and handling.
自杀是一个公共卫生问题，近年来呈上升趋势，成为主要在低收入和中等收入国家导致死亡的一个严重原因。青少年期之前自杀行为并不常见，已有多种相关因素被描述。本文旨在描述一名学龄期自杀未遂患者的病例以及可能导致自杀的相关因素。
一名9岁男性在浴室上吊自杀，生命垂危。他接受了紧急救治并入住重症监护病房。住院期间，心理健康服务机构对他进行了干预。在该患者身上可识别出的、先前与学龄期自杀意图相关的因素包括家庭破裂、重度抑郁发作症状、阅读相关学习困难以及注意力缺陷多动障碍。该患者接受了治疗及后续咨询，截至目前未再出现任何自杀行为。患者目前13岁。
必须认识到学龄期儿童可能出现自杀行为。认识与这类行为相关的因素、降低风险并给予及时关注和处理非常重要。
