ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2022
Has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced suicide rates differentially according to socioeconomic indices and ethnicity? More evidence is needed globally.
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- An observational study of socioeconomic disparities in psychiatry consultation uptake in Australia, using routinely collected national data from 2015 to 2022.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2025Observational
- Validation of a machine learning model for indirect screening of suicidal ideation in the general population.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Temporal evolution of suicide by levels of rurality and deprivation among Japanese adults aged 20 years or over between 2009 and 2022.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Thematic analysis of Prevention of Future Death reports for suicide: January 2021 to October 2022.BMJ mental health · 2024Article
- Mental Health and Care Utilization Among Ethiopian-Israeli Immigrants During the Period of COVID-19.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- The Effect of Herbal Medicine on Suicidal Behavior: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Police-led real-time surveillance system for suspected suicides in Great Britain.BMJ mental health · 2023Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed many people's mental health globally. Whilst the evidence generated thus far from high-income countries regarding the pandemic's impact on suicide rates is generally reassuring, we know little about its influence on this outcome in lower- and middle-income countries or among marginalised and disadvantaged people. There are some signals for concern regarding the pandemic's potentially unequal impact on suicide rates, with some of the affected demographic subgroups and regions being at elevated risk before the pandemic began. However, the evidence-base for this topic is currently sparse, and studies conducted to date have generally not taken account of pre-pandemic temporal trends. The collection of accurate, complete and comparable data on suicide rate trends in ethnic minority and low-income groups should be prioritised. The vulnerability of low-income groups will likely be exacerbated further by the current energy supply and cost-of-living crises in many countries. It is therefore crucial that reassuring messaging highlighting the stability of suicide rates during the pandemic does not lead to complacency among policymakers.
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