The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: update of living systematic review

A John, E Eyles, RT Webb, C Okolie… - …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable morbidity, mortality and
disruption to people's lives around the world. There are concerns that rates of suicide and …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal attempts and death rates: a systematic review

ML Pathirathna, HMRKG Nandasena, AMMP Atapattu… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the risk factors associated with
suicidal behavior and thus, prioritizing its prevention is recommended. Methods This study …

Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries

J Pirkis, A John, S Shin, M DelPozo-Banos… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound mental health consequences for
many people. Concerns have been expressed that, at their most extreme, these …

Increase in suicide following an initial decline during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

T Tanaka, S Okamoto - Nature human behaviour, 2021 - nature.com
There is increasing concern that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic could
harm psychological health and exacerbate suicide risk. Here, based on month-level records …

Mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic as revealed by helpline calls

M Brülhart, V Klotzbücher, R Lalive, SK Reich - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Mental health is an important component of public health, especially in times of crisis.
However, monitoring public mental health is difficult because data are often patchy and low …

Trends in suicide during the covid-19 pandemic

A John, J Pirkis, D Gunnell, L Appleby, J Morrissey - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
As many countries face new stay-at-home restrictions to curb the spread of covid-19, there
are concerns that rates of suicide may increase—or have already increased. 1 2 Several …

Suicide before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Y Yan, J Hou, Q Li, NX Yu - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Synthesizing evidence to examine changes in suicide-related outcomes before and during
the pandemic can inform suicide management during the COVID-19 crisis. We searched 13 …

Direct and indirect mortality impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March 1, 2020 to January 1, 2022

WE Lee, SW Park, DM Weinberger, D Olson… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Excess mortality studies provide crucial information regarding the health burden of
pandemics and other large-scale events. Here, we use time series approaches to separate …

Is the cure really worse than the disease? The health impacts of lockdowns during COVID-19

G Meyerowitz-Katz, S Bhatt, O Ratmann, JM Brauner… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
The claims often include the idea that the benefits of lockdowns on infection control may be
outweighed by the negative impacts on the economy, social structure, education and mental …

Suicidality and COVID‑19: Suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviors and completed suicides amidst the COVID‑19 pandemic

V Efstathiou, MI Stefanou… - Experimental and …, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic, there has been
widespread concern that social isolation, financial stress, depression, limited or variable …