Pediatric suicide attempts lagged during the COVID-19 pandemic: a European multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elevated rates of suicidal behavior were reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, information is scarce on patients' profiles during this period. Studies evoke the potential adverse effects of the mandatory lockdown, but they remain relatively speculative.

Methods

We monitored fluctuations in suicide attempts (SA) in six European countries. We gathered data, retrospectively for under 18-year-old SA episodes (1 January 2018 to 31 December 2021), through records of psychiatric emergency services. We collected clinical profiles individually. We extracted environmental indicators by month, as provided by Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT). We used the Pruned Exact Linear Time (PELT) method to identify breakpoints in SA episodes reported for ea

SUBMITTER: Moscoso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308394 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature