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ArticleAnnals of general psychiatry2023

Suicide and COVID-19: a rapid scoping review.

Tommaso Barlattani, Chiara D'Amelio, Francesco Capelli, Simonetta Mantenuto, Rodolfo Rossi, Valentina Socci, Paolo Stratta, Ramona Di Stefano, Alessandro Rossi, Francesca Pacitti

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Article in Annals of general psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tommaso BarlattaniDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy. tbarlattani@gmail.com.
Chiara D'AmelioDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
Francesco CapelliDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
Simonetta MantenutoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
Rodolfo RossiDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Valentina SocciDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
Paolo StrattaDepartment of Mental Health Sulmona-Avezzano-L'Aquila, ASL 1, Abruzzo, Italy.
Ramona Di StefanoDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
Alessandro RossiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
Francesca PacittiDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences (DISCAB), University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy.
University of L'Aquila · ITAgenzia Sanitaria Regionale Abruzzo · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is considerable interest in exploring effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health. Suicide is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and changes in daily life brought by the pandemic may be additional risk factors in people with pre-existing mental disorders. This rapid PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) scoping review aims to identify and analyze current evidence about the relation between COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, along with COVID-19 disease and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection, and suicide in individuals with previously diagnosed mental disorders. First, we conducted a comprehensive review of the literature, then proceeded to discuss findings in a narrative way. Tables were constructed and articles sorted according to the studies' methodologies. 53 papers were eventually identified as eligible, among which 33 are cross-sectional studies, 9 are longitudinal studies, and 11 studies using other methodologies. Despite suffering from a mental disorder is a risk factor for suicidal behavior per se, the advent of COVID-19 pandemic may exacerbate this relation. Nevertheless, data addressing a clear correlation between suicidal behavior and the pandemic outbreak are still controversial. Longitudinal analysis using validated suicide scales and multicenter studies could provide deeper insight and knowledge about this topic.

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Covid-19Mental disorderPandemicSuicide

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PMID36932453
PMCPMC10020759
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