COVID-19 pandemic: demographic and clinical correlates of passive death wish and thoughts of self-harm among Canadians
| Autor: | Shireen Surood, Adegboyega Sapara, April Gusnowski, Liana Urichuk, Reham Shalaby, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Marianne Hrabok, Wesley Vuong, Vincent I. O. Agyapong, Felix Osiogo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Canada Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Suicidal Ideation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age Distribution Pandemic Injury prevention medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sex Distribution Psychiatry Suicidal ideation business.industry SARS-CoV-2 fungi food and beverages COVID-19 General Medicine Middle Aged 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Harm Cross-Sectional Studies Female medicine.symptom business Psychosocial |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Mental Health |
| ISSN: | 1360-0567 |
| Popis: | Suicidal ideation can be triggered or exacerbated by psychosocial stressors including natural disasters and pandemics.This study investigated prevalence rates and demographic and clinical correlates of self-reported passive death wishes and thoughts of self-harm among Canadians subscribing to Text4Hope; a daily supportive text message program.A survey link was sent out to Text4Hope subscribers. Demographic information was captured and clinical data collected using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7-item (GAD-7) scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Data were analysed with descriptive analysis, the chi-square test, and logistic regression.Responders showed an increase in prevalence rates for passive death wish and thoughts of self-harm compared to baseline Canadian statistics on suicidality. Responders aged ⩽25years, Indigenous, had less than high school education, unemployed, single, living with family, with increased anxiety, disordered sleep, and recent concerns about germs and contamination were at greatest risk.Our results indicate that suicidal thoughts may have increased in the general population as a result of COVID-19 and signals an urgent need for public education on appropriate health seeking methods and increased access to mental and social support especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and its immediate aftermath. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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