Association between suicide behaviours in children and adolescents and the COVID-19 lockdown in Paris, France: a retrospective observational study.
Arch Dis Child
; 106(9): 918-919, 2021 09.
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ABSTRACT
This retrospective observational study conducted in Necker Hospital for Sick Children, France (January 2018-June 2020) evaluated a potential temporal association between admissions for suicide behaviours in children and adolescents and the national COVID-19 lockdown (March-May 2020). During the study period, 234 patients were admitted for suicide behaviours (28% male; mean age 13.4 years). Using Poisson regression, we found a significant decrease in the incidence of admissions for suicide behaviour during the lockdown (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.46; 95% CI 0.24 to 0.86). This association might result from reduced help-seeking and decreased hospital admission rates during the lockdown, as well as cognitive and environmental factors. Further multicentre studies should be conducted to confirm these findings and investigate whether a compensatory rise in admissions for suicide behaviour occurred in the postlockdown period.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Suicidio
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Conducta Infantil
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Cuarentena
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Conducta del Adolescente
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Dis Child
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia