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    Comportamento suicida por contágio
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2021) Souza, Sibele Dos Santos [UNIFESP]; Marcolan, Joao Fernando [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo
    Introduction: There are controversial scientific data regarding contagious effect on suicidal behavior. Apparently, youth are more susceptible to contagious suicidal behavior. Objective: Analyze the presence of contagious suicidal behavior among federal university students. Methodology: Exploratory descriptive research, qualitative, use of semi-structured survey applied through digital means to college students of the Instituto Federal de Educação de Cubatão/SP; analysis by referential theory of the content analyses. Results: 34 survey responses analyzed; 23 respondents reported some sort of influence with exposure to a suicidal act and some identified themselves with the person who committed suicide, experienced feelings such as, sadness or despair, reported aversion to decision making, feelings of empathy, three considered suicide and wished to do something similar. The majority had relatives with mental health issues; one third had relatives with suicidal thoughts, and in some cases even the survey participant had this behavior. Most of the participants had suicidal thoughts, 7 put themselves in a life-threatening situation, 12 mutilated themselves, 5 planned suicide and 1 attempted suicide. Vulnerable individuals were found to be of higher risk, contagion being real and spread over school and social media. The suicide attempts and suicides were witnessed in person and through the media, videos, and social media. The reactions of those who witnessed the suicidal scene varied between discomfort and sadness, chills, traumatize, frighten, questioning about the theme, motive for the decision and the possibility to prevent it. The reports of identification showed feeling something similar or understanding the suicidal feelings, considering the possibility of suicide, alleviate sad thoughts and to put an end to their own pain. There were manifestations of aversion to the act and disregard to the suicidal individual, get used to living with the thoughts they felt after witnessing and confronting the suicide. The help needed after witnessing the suicidal act included specialty treatment, affection, and positive thoughts, some learned to live with the feelings, others affirmed little impact or resignation of the facts. There were considerations regarding human fragility, facing and sharing of difficult situations, reframing of life and death and about suicidal prevention. Considerations: The data does not allow to affirm by contagion, but by the influence of suicidal behavior some university students were exposed to disclose suicidal attempt and suicide. We highlight the need for additional studies about this topic to justify the plans of public policies and guidelines to prevent suicidal behavior, specifically in interventions regarding the communication and disclosure of suicidal behavior on social media platforms, the need for specific interventions by the government and a better qualification of mental health professionals, especially those of nursing practice, to provide treatment.