Objective: Due to the high rates of suicide reported among many ethnic minorities, a systematic review is presented on suicide in indigenous populations of Latin America.
Methods: Systematic review in PubMed, Scopus, PsycNET, Scielo and Scholar Google.
Results: From an initial total of 1862 articles, 41 were included for data extraction. They include 21 from Brazil, 13 from Colombia, 2 from Chile, 1 from Peru, and 4 articles grouped from different countries. Suicide is a public health issue in many communities. Lifestyle changes, industrialisation, environmental degradation, and alcohol have led the indigenous population experiencing what has been described as "cultural death."
Keywords: American Native Continental Ancestry Group; Comportamiento autolesivo; Health Services; Indigenous; Indígenas; Latin America; Latinoamérica; Nativos americanos; Self-Injurious Behaviour; Servicios de salud; Suicide; Suicidio.
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