Observational studyBMC psychiatry2021
Changes in the pattern of suicide attempters visiting the emergency room after COVID-19 pandemic: an observational cross sectional study.
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- Temporal trends in suicide related emergency calls by age group and gender from 2014 to 2023.Scientific reports · 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
- Self-Inflicted Cut-Throat Injuries in Psychiatric Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Report of Two Rare Cases.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2025Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Self-Harm Attempts Observed in a Hospital Emergency Department.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The association between community-level economic deprivation and incidences of emergency department visits on account of attempted suicides in Maryland.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Increased suicide rates in Mexico City during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: An analysis spanning from 2016 to 2021.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Characteristics of suicidal emergency room patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2023Article
- Suicide and COVID-19: a rapid scoping review.Annals of general psychiatry · 2023Article
- Vulnerable individuals and changes in suicidal behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea.BJPsych open · 2022Article
- Changes in Suicide Rate and Characteristics According to Age of Suicide Attempters before and after COVID-19.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Developing, Deploying, and Evaluating Digital Mental Health Interventions in Spaces of Online Help- and Information-Seeking.Procedia computer science · 2022Article
- Quality and quantity of serious violent suicide attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to find out the change in the rate and pattern of suicide attempts during severe acute respiratory syndrome COVID-19 pandemic period.
methodsThis study was a retrospective analysis of data collected as a part of an emergency room-based post-suicide management program. The data were collected through interviews and from medical records of suicide attempts, maintained in the emergency room, from January 19 to October 31, 2020, during the "COVID-19 period," and those who attempted suicide from January 19 to October 31, 2019 "pre-COVID-19 period." We extracted educational background, marital status, occupation, presence of domestic partner, history of mental illness, alcohol consumption, history of previous suicide attempts; suicide attempt method and location (i.e., at home or a place other than home) at the time of attempt, and whether the attempt was a mass suicide. In addition, we compared patient severity between "COVID-19 period" and "pre-COVID-19 period" using the initial KTAS (South Korean triage and acuity scale) level, consciousness level, and systolic blood pressure. In 2012, KTAS was developed through the Ministry of Health and Welfare's research project to establish triage system in South Korea.
resultsThe analysis of the number of suicide attempts during "pre-COVID-19 period" and " COVID-19 period" showed that the number of suicide attempts during "COVID-19 period" (n = 440) increased compared to the "pre-COVID-19 period" (n = 400). Moreover, the method of suicide attempts during "COVID-19 period" included overdose of drugs such as hypnotics, antipsychotics, and pesticides that were already possessed by the patient increased compared to the "pre-COVID-19 period" (P < 0.05). At the time of the visit to the emergency room, high KTAS level, low level of consciousness, and low systolic blood pressure, were observed, which were significantly different between "COVID-19 period" and "pre-COVID-19 period" (P < 0.05).
conclusionWith the worldwide COVID-19 virus spread, suicide rate and suicide attempts at home have significantly increased. In addition, patient severity was higher in the "COVID-19 period" than that in the "pre-COVID-19 period." The increasing suicide attempt rate should be controlled by cooperation between the emergency room and regional organizations.
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