Doctor-Family Binomial in The Prevention of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

Introduction: Suicidal behavior is perhaps the most representative public health problem. According to the World Health Organization, between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people commit suicide each year worldwide, which makes it one of the five leading causes of death. Objective: to describe the interrelationship of the doctor-family binomial in the prevention of suicidal behavior in adolescents. Methods: a documentary review type research was carried out, of the qualitative paradigm, and exploratory research level. To identify the documents to be reviewed, the bibliographic database PubMed/Medline was consulted. The search strategy was based fundamentally on the use of key words in Spanish in the Health Sciences Descriptors. Result: high incidence of adolescents with suicidal behavior, the causes of which are related to dysfunctional family dynamics, evidenced by lack of family support, inconsistency in the use of educational methods, inadequate family patterns, failure to fulfill family roles, and predisposing family history. Conclusions: many investigations deal with suicidal behavior and its relationship with dissimilar comorbidities due to its devastating effect on the process of psychological well-being. Multimodal treatment with the involvement of the family as the central axis in this and the psychiatrist as a counselor and guide for the adolescent and his family has a wide range in the recovery of mental health. It constitutes a therapeutic arsenal for the prevention of suicidal behavior at these ages of search for their own identity.