COVID-19 and suicides in India: A pilot study of reports in the media and scientific literature.

Autor: Panigrahi M; Department of Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 7510003, India., Pattnaik JI; Department of Psychiatry, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560034, India., Padhy SK; Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India., Menon V; Dept. of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605006, India. Electronic address: drvmenon@gmail.com., Patra S; Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India., Rina K; Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India., Padhy SS; Dept of Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 7510003, India., Patro B; Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751019, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Asian journal of psychiatry [Asian J Psychiatr] 2021 Mar; Vol. 57, pp. 102560. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102560
Abstrakt: Background: Our objective was to analyze reports of COVID-19 related suicides (CRS) to identify associated factors with a broader goal to inform management and prevention strategies.
Methods: We searched scientific literature, government websites and online newspaper reports in English and nine regional languages to identify relevant CRS reports.
Results: A total of 151 CRS reports were retrieved. CRS was more frequently reported among males (80.8%), those whose COVID status was unknown (48.0%), and those in quarantine/isolation (49.0%).
Conclusion: The above findings may assist identification of at-risk individuals for COVID-19 related suicidal behavior.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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