COVID-19 and its implications for individuals with severe mental disorders and dementia

Valença, Alexandre Martins; Nascimento, Isabella; Nardi, Antônio Egídio

doi:10.1590/0047-2085000000283

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“…Containment measures such as lockdown and social distancing have led to job loss, economic stress, feelings of isolation, and apprehension about the future. For people with pre-existing physical and mental illness, it has adversely impacted their continuity of treatment (Raman et al, 2021;Valença et al, 2020). These factors have the potential to change suicide demographics as shown in a recent comparative analysis of suicidal behaviour before and after pandemic restrictions from two Asian nations (Kar et al, 2021).…”

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Suicidal behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq: An analysis of newspaper reports

Ahmad¹,

Saeed²,

Menon³

et al. 2021

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Objective: Suicide is a major public health issue that has been under-researched in Iraq, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aims:The study aimed to assess the characteristics, methods and risk factors of suicidal behaviour in Iraq during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We searched the news reports between April and May 2021 on Google using the term "suicide news in Iraq". We included online newspaper reports of suicidal behaviour in Iraq published from January 2020 to April 2021. Results: A total of 156 reports were studied. The majority of reports were published in the Arabic language (59%). Among the newspapers, the majority of the reports were published in Nalia Radio and Television (NRT) and the shafaqnews (11.5% each). The mean age of the suicidal attempts was 27.69 years (±13.78) ranging from 10-65 years old. The majority were male (57.7%), married (18%), student (9.6%), and urban habitant (64.74%). Hanging (31.4%), firearms (22.4%), and fall from a height were the leading methods of suicide. Familial disharmony (12.8%), a mental disorder (9.6%), financial constraints (5.1%), marital discord (3.2%), COVID-19-related factors (like being infected, quarantined) (3.2%) were the leading cause of proximally related factors of suicidal attempts. Conclusion:The present study suggests that of all suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq, the majority were young, married, employed males. Furthermore, interpersonal and financial stressors are possible risk factors for suicide in this period.

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