Suicide-related thoughts and behavior and suicide death trends during the COVID-19 in the general population of Catalonia, Spain.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to increase suicidal behavior. However, data available to date are inconsistent. This study examines suicidal thoughts and behaviors and suicide trends in 2020 relative to 2019 as an approximation to the impact of the pandemic on suicidal behavior and death in the general population of Catalonia, Spain. Data on suicide-related thoughts and behaviors (STBs) and suicidal mortality were obtained from the Catalonia Suicide Risk Code (CSRC) register and the regional police, respectively. We compared the monthly crude incidence of STBs and suicide mortality rates of 2020 with those of 2019. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to assess changes in trends over time during the studied period. In 2020, 4,263 consultations for STBs and 555 suicide deaths were regi

SUBMITTER: Perez V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature