April 14, 2021

Suicide Trends in the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Preliminary Data from 21 Countries

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• Between April – July 2020, the number of deaths by suicide in high-income (n = 16) and upper-middle-income (n = 5) countries remained largely unchanged or declined compared to pre-pandemic expected levels based on an interrupted time-series analysis using data from official government sources.

Pirkis et al. (Apr 14, 2021). Suicide Trends in the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Preliminary Data from 21 Countries. The Lancet Psychiatry. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00091-2/fulltext