# Characterization of suicide attempts in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review of observational and interventional studies from 2018 to 2023 addressing social determinants and cultural contexts - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev1333 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Characterization of suicide attempts in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review of observational and interventional studies from 2018 to 2023 addressing social determinants and cultural contexts | WCP 2026 Summary > Evidence on suicide attempts in Latin America and the Caribbean is concentrated in a few countries and consists of cross-sectional and descriptive studies, wit… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev1333) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV1333 E-PosterSuicide and CrisisScoping review # Characterization of suicide attempts in Latin America and the Caribbean: a scoping review of observational and interventional studies from 2018 to 2023 addressing social determinants and cultural contexts CHARACTERIZATION OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN LATINAMERICA: A SCOPING REVIEW OF OBSERVATIONAL AND INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES 2018 TO 2024 ADRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS Presenter: Alexis Vielma-Aguilera Country: Chile Evidence on suicide attempts in Latin America and the Caribbean is concentrated in a few countries and consists of cross-sectional and descriptive studies, with almost no research on preventive interventions. The review aimed to map studies on suicide attempts published in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) between 2018 and 2023 in terms of social determinants and cultural context, and to identify the populations, methods, and interventions addressed. The PRISMA-ScR guidelines were followed, and the protocol was preregistered on OSF (doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VE95C); the Web of Science, Scopus, LILACS, and ProQuest databases were searched between September and November 2023. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies, case-control studies, case series, and qualitative studies published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese were included; reviews, meta-analyses, psychometric studies, and gray literature were excluded. A total of 2,180 records were screened, 1,652 records were assessed at the title and abstract level by six researchers working in pairs, and 56 studies were included in the review. Of the 56 included studies, 53 were quantitative and 3 were qualitative; most were cross-sectional (23 descriptive and 15 analytical), with only 5 case-control studies and 3 cohort studies, and almost no RCTs of preventive interventions. Evidence was concentrated in Brazil (35.7%), Colombia (21.4%), and Mexico (17.9%); Bolivia, Venezuela, Haiti, and most Central American countries were not represented. Women accounted for 65% to 69% of attempts (female-to-male ratio of 3:1 to 5:1), while suicide mortality was 3.28 times higher in men; the most common method was poisoning or substance ingestion (n=50), followed by hanging and sharp-force injuries. Previous attempts were reported in 52% of studies and were concentrated among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 30. Structural inequality was reported to predict suicidal behavior independently of income level (Gini index: Colombia 53.9; Brazil 51.6; Honduras 50.4). The review emphasized that fewer than 5 of the 56 studies evaluated a preventive or therapeutic strategy and recommended a unified, mandatory surveillance system for nonfatal attempts, citing the example of mandatory reporting increasing recorded rates 15-fold in Colombia. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1000) How to cite this study APA 7: Vielma-Aguilera, A., et al. (2026, September 23-26). Characterization of suicide attempts in latinamerica: a scoping review of observational and interventional studies 2018 to 2024 adressing social determinants and cultural contexts [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1000 Vancouver: Vielma-Aguilera A, et al. Characterization of suicide attempts in latinamerica: a scoping review of observational and interventional studies 2018 to 2024 adressing social determinants and cultural contexts [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. Available from: https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1000 Author names and title formatting were generated automatically from the congress system; please check them against the original poster before use. ## On the same topic - [Kıyıda erken ölüm: evsizlik yaşayan kişilerde önlenebilir dış nedenler olarak intihar ve doz aşımı](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0089) - [İntihar davranışı ve kendine zarar verme davranışı olan ergenlerde duygu düzenleme güçlüğü ve uyumsuz kişilik özellikleri: bakım düzeyine göre farklılıklar](https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0226) - [Ergenlik ölümcül olabilir mi? 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