Hurricane Florence and suicide mortality in North Carolina: a controlled interrupted time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Natural disasters are associated with increased mental health disorders and suicidal ideation; however, associations with suicide deaths are not well understood. We explored how Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in September 2018, may have impacted suicide deaths in North Carolina (NC).

Methods

We used publicly available NC death records data to estimate associations between Hurricane Florence and monthly suicide death rates using a controlled, interrupted time series analysis. Hurricane exposure was determined by using county-level support designations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We examined effect modification by sex, age group, and race/ethnicity.

Results

8363 suicide deaths occurred between January 2014 and December 2019. The ove

SUBMITTER: Miller VE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10226675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature