DEPRESIÓN E IDEACIÓN SUICIDA EN LOS ESTUDIANTES CON DISCAPACIDAD DE LA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ

Abstract

Depression and Suicide, for several decades, have been studied at the literary-scientific and empirical level, presenting alarming numbers of both; however, most studies and research have been conducted with individuals without disability, there are few studies on these phenomena in persons with disabilities. In a particular way, because of suicide is a whole Clinical Universe, the present research addressed only the cognitive-affective component of it: the ideation or suicidal thinking within the framework of the nosological entity of Depression. A descriptive- quantitative research was conducted; field design and quantitative approach. Inductive, deductive, and bibliographic methods were used at the logical level; empirical methods were also used to characterize reality and statistical methods, according to the objectives of the study. The sample was composed of 45 students with disabilities from the “Universidad Técnica de Manabí”, by probabilistic sampling. It is highlighted as results that the predominant depression levels in the sample were minimal and mild, contrary to what could be predicted. The main findings are: a) depression and suicidal ideation are not inherent in disability; b) persons with disabilities are likely to have more protective factors and support networks than the population with disability.