Self-Injurious Behavior Rate in the Short-Term Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to investigate the trend of self-injurious behavior (SIB) among persons who were directly impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially those with pre-existing mental disorders.

Methods

Using the National Health Insurance Service-COVID-19 database cohort, the monthly SIB rate was calculated by COVID-19 subgroups (i.e., positive for COVID-19 test, negative for COVID-19 test, and non-COVID-19 test [control]). In addition, moderated regression analysis was utilized to examine the statistical difference of SIB (suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-injury using ICD-10 code) trend between COVID-19 subgroups and with and without pre-existing mental disorder.

Results

A total of 328,373 persons were included in the coho

SUBMITTER: Park SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature