Trends in suicide during the covid-19 pandemic
@article{John2020TrendsIS, title={Trends in suicide during the covid-19 pandemic}, author={Ann John and Jane Pirkis and David Gunnell and L Appleby and Jacqui Morrissey}, journal={BMJ}, year={2020}, volume={371} }
Prevention must be prioritised while we wait for a clearer picture
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COVID‐19 as a context in suicide: early insights from Victoria, Australia
- Political Science, PsychologyAustralian and New Zealand journal of public health
- 2021
While COVID-19 has not led to an increase in Victorian suicide frequency to date, it is an important background stressor that can erode one's wellbeing, sense of agency and connectedness to others.
Psychiatric Admissions, Referrals, and Suicidal Behavior Before and During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Denmark: A Time‐Trend Study
- Psychology, MedicineEuropean Psychiatry
- 2022
To assess the patterns in psychiatric admissions, referrals, and suicidal behavior before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic, a large number of patients were referred to mental health services during and after the pandemic.
Reasons for Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
- Psychology, MedicineJAMA network open
- 2022
In this cross-sectional study of 21 027 reason-identified suicides, all categories of reasons for suicide had monthly excess suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, except for school in men.
Increased paediatric emergency mental health and suicidality presentations during COVID‐19 stay at home restrictions
- Medicine, PsychologyEmergency medicine Australasia : EMA
- 2021
Anecdotal reports indicate an increase in mental health presentations and acuity to EDs during the COVID‐19 pandemic and associated stay at home restrictions. Paediatric and adolescent data to…
Psychiatric Hospitalizations in Times of a Pandemic: A Portuguese Experience
- Psychology, MedicineGazeta Médica
- 2022
Studies have shown that patients with psychiatric pathology exacerbated their symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, which, together with the decrease in programmed medical activity, could lead to a…
Comparison of Self-harm or Overdose Among Adolescents and Young Adults Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ontario
- Psychology, MedicineJAMA network open
- 2022
This cohort study evaluates the risk of self-harm and overdose among adolescents and young adults during vs before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pandemics and Suicide Risk
- Medicine, PsychologyThe Journal of nervous and mental disease
- 2022
In its mortality and global reach, COVID-19 is among the worst pandemics to hit the globe since the 1918 influenza and lessons from more than 100 years of epidemics are incorporated to assess whether the current public health response can benefit from the lessons of history.
COVID-19 and Suicide: A Deadly Association.
- Psychology, MedicineThe Journal of nervous and mental disease
- 2021
The current pandemic's impacts and the world's response to COVID-19 are focused on, and how these may lead to increased suicide rates are examined, focusing on the US population.
Temporary employment and suicidal ideation in COVID‐19 pandemic in Japan: A cross‐sectional nationwide survey
- Medicine, PsychologyJournal of occupational health
- 2022
Association between employment contract and suicidal ideation and suicidal Ideation or newly developed under COVID‐19 pandemic was examined using a nationally representative cross‐sectional study in Japan.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for more research to understand why numbers of deaths by suicide in certain groups are increasing in England and Wales, after new figures showed a…