Social stigma in suicidal behavior: bioethical reflections

Silva, Tatiana de Paula Santana da; Sougey, Everton Botelho; Silva, Josimário

doi:10.1590/1983-80422015232080

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Research article • Rev. Bioét. 23 (2) • May-Aug 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-80422015232080 linkcopy

Social stigma in suicidal behavior: bioethical reflections

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An integrative review on the theme of the social stigma imposed on individuals who have attempted suicide was conducted bringing to the fore reflections from a perspective of bioethics. The research was conducted in electronic databases. Only scientific articles by peer reviewed scientific journals with available abstracts were included. There were no limits to the year and language of publication. Two hundred and twenty-seven manuscripts were found in the first phase of the search. Only 22 complete texts were included in the study after the complete texts had been read. Despite the limitations of the research, it is believed that deeply studying the stigma of suicide can contribute significantly to patients who have attempted suicide. It is concluded that the study of this topic represents a range of bioethical discussions, forming, as it does, part of a phenomenon that affects aspects related to the autonomy and protection of the person.

Suicide; Suicide, attempted; Social stigma; Bioethics; Shame

Title of article / authors, year of publication	Title of article	Periodical / impact factor	Research design	Conceptions of the authors about the stigma after the suicide attempt
Buus e cols., 2014⁵	Being the parent of a son or daughter who has attempted suicide: A qualitative focus group study	J Adv Nurs / 1,477	Descriptive	Suicide and suicidal behavior profoundly affect the lives of the relatives, be it, in emotional or social aspects. Thus, the subject of the stigma must be addressed in a carefully, once it can remit, in part, new attempts
Reynders e cols., 2014 ¹³	Attitudes and stigma in relation to help-seeking intentions for psychological problems in low and high suicide rate regions	Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol / 2,861	Descriptive	The internal shame of the stigma was positively associated with a higher intention of using psychotropic drugs, after the suicide attempt, while the stigma was negatively associated with the intention to seek help from a psychotherapist
Sand e cols., 2013 ⁶	The impact of specifying suicide as the cause of death in an obituary	Crisis / 1,570	Descriptive	The individuals who committed suicide were seen in a more negative way than people who died of other causes, such as victims of cancer, for example
Dyregrov, 2011 ¹⁴	What do we know about needs for help after suicide in different parts of the world? A phenomenological perspective	Crisis / 1,570	Literature review	In the societies in which the stigma of suicide decreased, the attempt to seek aid increased
Sudak e cols., 2008 ¹⁵	Suicide and stigma: A review of the literature and personal reflections	Acad Psychiatry / *	Literature review	For the most part, mental illness has become less stigmatized in recent years, but suicide remains almost as stigmatized as before
Cvinar, 2005 ¹⁶	Do suicide survivors suffer social stigma: A review of the literature	Perspect Psychiatr Care / 1,038	Literature review	According to the author, the act of suicide can be considered a failure in part of the victim and/or the family in the managing of emotional problems. Considering such an understanding, the survivors of the attempt tend to be seen as blameless by the society in which this stigma introduces a unique tension in the grieving process, which in certain cases can demand a clinical intervention

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[TFN1001] * Periodical without an impact factor.