Suicides from 2016 to 2020 in Finland and the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Br J Psychiatry
; 220(1): 38-40, 2022 01.
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| ID: mdl-35045896
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has had negative mental health outcomes in populations, but the suicide numbers in Finland have remained unchanged compared with expected levels based on the pre-pandemic period. We included all deaths from suicide verified by the official cause-of-death investigations, including forensic autopsy with analysis of forensic toxicology samples, between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020 in Finland. There was a decline in suicide incidence from 2016 to 2020 in men, and a declining tendency in suicide rates for every consecutive month during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The COVID-19 governmental policy responses do not seem to have led to an increase in suicide numbers.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Suicidio
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Psychiatry
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Finlandia