Seasonal Trends in Suicide Attempts-Keywords Related Searches: A Google Trends Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Suicide is a significant public health concern globally, with its varying rates influenced by numerous factors, including seasonal changes. Online search behaviors, particularly searches related to suicide and mental health, have been proposed as real-time indicators of suicidal ideation in populations. In this study, a cross-sectional time series analysis was conducted, utilizing data on suicide attempts from the Polish Police Headquarters and online search behavior from Google Trends over a decade. Suicide attempt data were analyzed alongside the frequency of Google searches for suicide-related keywords derived from the Polish Corpus of Suicide Notes. A total of 66 keywords were selected for analysis to identify seasonal trends and patterns in search behavior. The study employed linear r

SUBMITTER: Klimiuk KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11241548 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature