Suicide attempts presenting to the emergency department before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare and analyze the differences in the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of suicide attempters who visited an emergency department (ED) before and during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

This single center, retrospective study was conducted by reviewing the medical records of patients in the "self-injury/suicide" category of the National Emergency Department Information System who visited an ED between January 2019 and December 2020. We obtained information on baseline characteristics, suicide attempt, and disposition. Data were analyzed using the chi-squared test.

Results

A total of 456 patients were included. The number of patients visiting the ED for suicide attempts increased by 18.2% (from 209 to 247 cases) during

SUBMITTER: Lee I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature