Suicide Risk in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created high levels of psychological distress and may have increased suicide risk.

Methods

We used the 4-item Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) to assess suicide risk among all patients 12 to 24 years of age at a children's hospital. We compared demographics, encounter type (telehealth or face-to-face [F2F]), and screening results from April to June 2020 (T2) to those from April to June 2019 (T1).

Results

Fewer patients were seen at T2 than T1 (17 986 vs 24 863). A greater proportion of visits at T2 were by telehealth (0% vs 43%). The rate of positive suicide screens was higher in T2 than in T1 (12.2% vs 11.1%, adjusted odds ration [aOR], 1.24; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15-1.35). The odds of a posit

SUBMITTER: Lantos JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648059 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature