NIPE WP 11/2014 ; This paper examines the role of institutions in the nexus between public spending and economic growth. Using a newly assembled dataset of 80 countries over the 1970-2010 period with disaggregated public spending, we show that only when institutions prompt governments to be accountable to the general public, does the capital component of public spending significantly promote growth, especiall...
Introduction The current socio-economic crisis highlighted some kind of suicidal behaviours in public places. This particular interest leads us to study these behaviours in our data. Methods Patients referred to our Suicide Research and Prevention Unit were assessed through a semi-structured interview covering both social and clinical aspects. We compared two samples of young suicide attempters (n=448): one, wh...
Introduction Nowadays is consensual the confluence of internal factors and external factors concerning to suicidal behaviours. Our focus is related to environmental factors mainly the family history of completed suicide or suicide attempts. Methods: We applied a semi-structured interview in our Suicide Research and Prevention Unit covering both social and clinical aspects. We compared two samples of young suici...
Introduction There are large references in the international literature about the influence of physicalor sexualabuse as risk factor for suicidal behaviour. In Portugal we have a few studies in this issue whichstrong the importance of this research. Methods We applied a semi-structured interview in ourSuicide Research and Prevention Unit covering both social and clinical aspects. We compared twosamples of young...
One third of all patients that comitted suicide attended Mental Health Services in the year that preceded their suicide (1/5 in the previous month) and 50-70% of all specialists and 40-50% of Psychiatry residents experience at least one case during their clinical practice. In fact, 97% of all therapists assume a patient's suicide as their strongest fear. All available studies describe a patient's suicide as an ...
Young Self-cutters: Are They Different From Other Non-fatal Suicidal Behaviour
non-fatal suicidal behavior is a public mental health problema, a phenomenon mostly unknown and not diagnosed
These findings reveal a very importante subgroup of patients that need a special attention towards a deeper understanding in order to build a therapeutic alliance that provide na accurate prevention of a further completed suicide
After 20-years experience, these findings increased our knowledge concerning the suicidal process and coping with patient suicide.
O presente capítulo analisa a relação entre instituições, estabilidade política e crescimento económico no contexto dos 25 anos que se seguiram à adesão de Portugal à Comunidade Económica Europeia (CEE), com vista a determinar em que medida a economia portuguesa poderia ter tido um melhor desempenho se as instituições e o grau de estabilidade política do país fossem equivalentes às dos nossos parceiros europeus...
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