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SynthesisFrontiers in public health2025

Suicide risk on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Valentine's Day: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ta-Chuan Yeh, Tien-Wei Hsu, Yu-Chen Kao, Trevor Thompson, Brendon Stubbs, Andre F Carvalho, Fu-Chi Yang, Ping-Tao Tseng, Chih-Wei Hsu, Chia-Ling Yu and 2 more

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Ta-Chuan Yeh *Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tien-Wei Hsu *Department of Psychiatry, E-DA Dachang Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yu-Chen KaoDepartment of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.
Trevor ThompsonCentre for Chronic Illness and Ageing, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom.
Brendon StubbsInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Andre F CarvalhoIMPACT (Innovation in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment) Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Fu-Chi YangDepartment of Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ping-Tao TsengInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chih-Wei HsuDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chia-Ling YuDepartment of Pharmacy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yu-Kang Tu *Institute of Health Data Analytics & Statistics, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Sung Liang *Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Objective: Holidays are times of celebration of family and loved ones which can be difficult for some people. This study assessed the risk of suicide on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Valentine's Day. Methods: We searched four major electronic databases. The primary outcome was suicide deaths, and the secondary outcome was self-harm and suicide-related behaviors (SHSB). For each holiday, we calculated the risk ratio (RR) compared to regular days and the proportion of annual suicides. Results: We included 28 studies ( Conclusion: Our study suggests that only New Year's Day appears to be a temporal hotspot for suicide across most countries. Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework (osf.io/7zx3d).

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HolidaysSuicideHumansRisk FactorsChristmasNew Year's Dayself-harm and suicide related behaviorsuicideValentine's Day

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