Global prevalence of self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 and its transmission mitigation measures have caused widespread mental health problems. Previous studies have suggested that psychological, economic, behavioral, and psychosocial problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in self-harm. However, little is known about the prevalence of self-harm worldwide during COVID-19. Therefore, a quantitative synthesis is needed to reach an overall conclusion regarding the prevalence of self-harm during the pandemic.

Methods

By using permutations of COVID-19, self-harm or relevant search terms, we searched the following electronic databases from November 2019 to January 2022: Web of Science, PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, China National Knowledge Infra

SUBMITTER: Cheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10160734 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature