Tentativa de auto-extermínio entre adolescentes e jovens: uma análise compreensiva

Abstract

This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach that aimed to understand the meaning of self-annihilation attempt in the lives of teenagers and adolescents who tried to take their own lives. The research was conducted in Senhora do Carmo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The participants were four adolescents who have attempted self-extermination. Data was collected through open interview guided by the question: "What did it mean for you to attempt suicide?" The answers of the participants were analyzed according to the ideographic comprehensive analysis of Martins and Bicudo (1989), and the categories were interpreted, incipiently, in the light of the philosophers Merleau-Ponty and Martin Heidegger. The comprehensive analysis of the testimony converged into three major categories that indicate what was experienced by adolescents and teenagers before and after the self-annihilation attempt: 1-Suicide attempt: reasons for the act. Shows what led these people to try to take their lives; 2 What was experienced after the self-extermination attempt. It talks about the feelings experienced by the teenager after suicide; 3 - The reconstruction of the road. Shows how these adolescents and teenagers were able to (re) construct their roads and seek alternatives to solve their troubles. Adolescents and teenagers use their body as a form of expression when they can not establish communication with the world. The suicide was an impulsive act, which led all the interviewed to regret. For these teenagers (re) build their road, society, family and health professionals were essential. The study suggests possible ways for the prevention of self-extermination in community. The implementation interdisciplinary actions to increase opportunities for culture, leisure, and access to professional training were identified as strategic points to be worked on Senhora do Carmo.