Determinantes sociales de la salud: propuesta explicativa alternativa al enfoque biomédico de la conducta suicida.

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Title: Determinantes sociales de la salud: propuesta explicativa alternativa al enfoque biomédico de la conducta suicida.
Authors: Sunanda Hernández-Bello, Ladini1 (AUTHOR) ladinihernandez3126@gmail.com, Pio De La Hoz Restrepo, Fernando2 (AUTHOR) fpdelahozr@unal.edu.co, Cogollo-Milanés, Zuleima3 (AUTHOR) zcogollom@unicartagena.edu.co
Source: Revista de Salud Pública. feb2024, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.
Abstract (English): Suicidal behavior represents a serious public health problem. Suicidal deaths are estimated at 800,000 people each year. This is why its study has gained relevance to the extent that it is necessary to understand the phenomenon, its causes and theoretical positions that guide decision-making and the design of prevention strategies. However, the hegemonized explanation justifies the occurrence of the phenomenon from the interaction of multiple risk factors, on which various explanatory models with a biomedical-centric approach are based, which postulate suicidal behavior as a consequence of individual psychopathology. This essay develops a critique of the hegemonic biomedical theoretical position and highlights the benefits of studying the phenomenon from a social perspective, specifically from the World Health Organization's model of social determinants of health, without undermining the theoretical and empirical contributions of the biomedical approach, but highlighting its weaknesses and emphasizing the strengths of the social approach, which, without leaving aside individual factors, offers a more comprehensive view in understanding suicidal behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): La conducta suicida representa un grave problema de salud pública, las muertes por suicidio se estiman cada año en 800 000 personas. De ahí que su estudio haya cobrado relevancia, en la medida en que se requiere comprender el fenómeno, sus causas y las posturas teóricas que orientan la toma de decisiones y el diseño de estrategias de prevención. Sin embargo, la explicación hegemónica justifica la ocurrencia del fenómeno desde la interacción de múltiples factores de riesgo, en los cuales se fundamentan diversos modelos explicativos con enfoque biomédico-céntrico, que postulan la conducta suicida como una consecuencia de la psicopatología individual. Este ensayo desarrolla una crítica a la postura teórica hegemónica biomédica y resalta las bondades que tendría el estudio del fenómeno desde una perspectiva social, específicamente desde el modelo de los determinantes sociales de la salud de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, sin desmeritar los aportes teóricos y empíricos del enfoque biomédico, pero sí destacando sus debilidades y resaltando las fortalezas del enfoque social, que sin dejar de lado los factores individuales, ofrece una visión más integral en la comprensión de la conducta suicida. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Suicidal behavior represents a serious public health problem. Suicidal deaths are estimated at 800,000 people each year. This is why its study has gained relevance to the extent that it is necessary to understand the phenomenon, its causes and theoretical positions that guide decision-making and the design of prevention strategies. However, the hegemonized explanation justifies the occurrence of the phenomenon from the interaction of multiple risk factors, on which various explanatory models with a biomedical-centric approach are based, which postulate suicidal behavior as a consequence of individual psychopathology. This essay develops a critique of the hegemonic biomedical theoretical position and highlights the benefits of studying the phenomenon from a social perspective, specifically from the World Health Organization's model of social determinants of health, without undermining the theoretical and empirical contributions of the biomedical approach, but highlighting its weaknesses and emphasizing the strengths of the social approach, which, without leaving aside individual factors, offers a more comprehensive view in understanding suicidal behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01240064
DOI:10.15446/rsap.V26n1.116420