ArticleBJPsych open2021
Patients at high risk of suicide before and during a COVID-19 lockdown: ecological momentary assessment study.
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- The Application of AI to Ecological Momentary Assessment Data in Suicide Research: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis on the affect regulation function of real-time self-injurious thoughts and behaviours.Nature human behaviour · 2022Pooled it
- Don't Miss the Moment: A Systematic Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment in Suicide Research.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Pooled it
- Brazilian Clinical Psychologists' Perceptions of Online Psychotherapy for Patients with Suicidal Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Grounded Theory Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The use of advanced technology and statistical methods to predict and prevent suicide.Nature reviews psychology · 2023Article
- Teachers at risk: Depressive symptoms, emotional intelligence, and burnout during COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Antidepressants Drug Use during COVID-19 Waves in the Tuscan General Population: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Suicidality Related to the COVID-19 Lockdown in Romania: Structural Equation Modeling.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Emergency Psychiatric Consultations During and After the COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy. A Multicentre Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak may have affected the mental health of patients at high risk of suicide. In this study we explored the wish to die and other suicide risk factors using smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in patients with a history of suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Contrary to our expectations we found a decrease in the wish to die during lockdown. This is consistent with previous studies showing that suicide rates decrease during periods of social emergency. Smartphone-based EMA can allow us to remotely assess patients and overcome the physical barriers imposed by lockdown.
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