Do patients with suicidal ideation differ from those with suicidal behavior in sociodemographic and clinical variables?

This observational, analytical, cross-sectional, and prospective study (n=64) di#erentiates sociode-mographically and clinically between two groups (SI and SB) aiming to establish patient pro!les. Unma-rried women aged 33.39 years (SI) and 28 years (SB), urban residents without children, often students or workers in less specialized roles, identi!ed as midd-le class. More than 60% of the SI and 83% of the SB received psychopharmacological treatment and outpatient care but were never hospitalized. SI pre-sented onset of suicidal ideation at 26, SB at 23, with 62% of SB before the age of 18. 86.4% of SI and 90% of SB lacked family history of suicide, however, 80% of SI had a family history of mental illness versus 36% of SB. Planning and ideation before attempts increa-sed the risk of severity. Our !ndings underscore the need for speci!c prevention and intervention for this population.