ArticlePreventive medicine2021
Suicide prevention in the covid-19 era.
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- Interpersonal pandemic impact: evaluating the disparate effects of COVID-19 exposure on psychological distress.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Prevention Interventions for Suicidal Ideations and Attempts Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies, 2015-2025.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Exploring the Impact of the Caring Contacts Intervention on the Stress and Distress of Veterans and Service Members: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Comparison of the trend of suicide before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Iran from 2016 to 2023.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Attempts in Kerman Province: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
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- The Risk of Suicide in the Post-COVID-19 Emergency Era: Psychological and Forensic Implications.Cureus · 2023Review
- Transcultural Comparison of Mental Health and Work-Life Integration Blurring in the Brazilian and Spanish Populations during COVID-19.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns on Self-Poisoning and Suicide in Sri Lanka: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Resilience and Wellbeing Strategies for Pandemic Fatigue in Times of Covid-19.International journal of applied positive psychology · 2023Review
- Editorial: Self-harm behaviors from young adults to the elderly: prevalence, prevention and treatment following the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Examining the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and self-harm death counts in four Canadian provinces.Psychiatry research · 2022Article
- Suicide prevention: A multisectorial public health concern.Preventive medicine · 2021Article
- The Potential Impact of Adjunct Digital Tools and Technology to Help Distressed and Suicidal Men: An Integrative Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the health of people all around the world including mental health as social isolation which has been one of the best infection mitigation efforts is strongly associated with anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide attempts. These feelings are consistent with past pandemics where there was loss of routine and sociability. Suicidality has been on the rise in the United States and it is within this context that the pandemic has struck. With the risk of suicide being increased, preventative measures need to be implemented at the universal, selective and indicated levels. Universal suicide prevention is needed for the population as a whole regardless of their risk of suicide. Selective prevention is for subgroups at an increased risk and lastly indicated prevention corresponds to people at a very high risk, for example those with recent suicide attempts. Telemedicine, informative and responsible media, as well as monetary help from governments, banks and other major institutions can all help with suicide prevention in these during the pandemic. These resources can broadly help the population at large, but more targeted approaches will be needed for high risk individuals including those with psychiatric diagnoses, COVID-19 survivors, frontline healthcare workers and the elderly. Additionally, those with recent suicide attempts should warrant even more attention.
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