Changes in the pattern of suicides and suicide attempt admissions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The consequences of the current COVID-19 pandemic for mental health remain unclear, especially regarding the effects on suicidal behaviors. To assess changes in the pattern of suicide attempt (SA) admissions and completed suicides (CS) in association with the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of a longitudinal study, SA admissions and CS are systematically documented and analyzed in all psychiatric hospitals in Frankfurt/Main (765.000 inhabitants). Number, sociodemographic factors, diagnoses and methods of SA and CS were compared between the periods of March-December 2019 and March-December 2020. The number of CS did not change, while the number of SA significantly decreased. Age, sex, occupational status, and psychiatric diagnoses did not change in SA, whereas the percentage of patients living a

SUBMITTER: Reif-Leonhard C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252546 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature