Abstract

ABELLO FORERO, Estefanía; OCAMPO ZULUAGA, Daniela; ORTIZ ESCOBAR, Ana María  and  GONZALEZ ORTIZ, Jorge Oswaldo. Design and validation of a psychological attention protocol for suicidal ideation. Psychol. av. discip. [online]. 2020, vol.14, n.2, pp.61-68.  Epub Apr 10, 2021. ISSN 1900-2386.  https://doi.org/10.21500/19002386.4824.

Currently, the number of people who present or have presented some suicidal behavior has increased significantly in Colombia from 2014 to 2019, making suicidal behavior a public health problem. However, it is abroad concept that covers different types of behavior, so it is necessary to establish a protocol of care to standardize the actions of the therapist and/or people who work in health care services. The present article aims to describe how a psychological care protocol was designed and validated for the care of suicidal ideation of consultants who attend a psychological care center at a university institution in the city of Bogotá. A quantitative, instrumental study was carried out, which involved: a) designing the care route, situations that activate the protocol and the crisis care module; b) the participation of 10 expert judges to carry out the validation of the content of all the components of the psychological care protocol. The results showed that the design of the care protocol is pertinent, sufficient, and relevant to the problem to be addressed.

Keywords : Suicidal behavior; protocol of attention; suicidal ideation; Psychological Care Center.

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