Pediatric ICU Admissions After Adolescent Suicide Attempts During the Pandemic

Autor: Nora Bruns, Lea Willemsen, Andreas Stang, Bernd Kowall, Katharina Holtkamp, Oliver Kamp, Marcel Dudda, Florian Hey, Florian Hoffmann, Judith Blankenburg, Frank Eifinger, Hans Fuchs, Roland Haase, Jan Baier, Clemens Andrée, Michael Heldmann, Vanessa Maldera, Jenny Potratz, Daniel Kurz, Nadine Mand, Claus Doerfel, Tobias Rothoeft, Michel Schultz, Manuel Ohlert, Katrin Silkenbäumer, Thomas Boesing, Fithri Indraswari, Frank Niemann, Peter Jahn, Michael Merker, Nicole Braun, Francisco Brevis Nunez, Matthias Engler, Konrad Heimann, Milian Brasche, Gerhard Wolf, Holger Freymann, Martin Dercks, Marc Hoppenz, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Christian Dohna-Schwake
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 150
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-055973
Popis: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The worldwide severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic challenges adolescents’ mental health. In this study, we aim to compare the number of pediatric ICU (PICU) admissions after suicide attempts during the first German lockdown and one year later during a second, prolonged lockdown with prepandemic years. METHODS A retrospective multicenter study was conducted among 27 German PICUs. Cases RESULTS Total admissions and suicide attempts declined during the first lockdown in 2020 (standardized morbidity ratio 0.74 (95% confidence interval; 0.58–0.92) and 0.69 (0.43–1.04), respectively) and increased in 2021 (standardized morbidity ratio 2.14 [1.86–2.45] and 2.84 [2.29–3.49], respectively). Fatal suicide rates remained stable between 2017 to 2019 and 2020 (1.57 vs 1.48 per 100 000 adolescent years) with monthly numbers showing no clear trend during the course of 2020. CONCLUSIONS This study shows a strong increase in serious suicide attempts among adolescents during the course of the pandemic in Germany. More research is needed to understand the relation between pandemic prevention measures and suicidal ideation to help implement mental health support for adolescents.
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