Racial Differences in Statewide Suicide Mortality Trends in Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Bray, Michael J.C.; Daneshvari, Nicholas O.; Radhakrishnan, Indu; Cubbage, Janel; Eagle, Michael; Southall, Pamela; Nestadt, Paul S.

doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.3938

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“…Given the rapid evolution of racial justice movements and sexual minority rights since data were collected, participant responses may not fully reflect the experiences of racial, ethnic, and sexual minority individuals today. Additionally, the health disparities observed during the COVID-19 pandemic have been striking, and preliminary data have shown different suicide trends for racial groups during the pandemic [68,69]; these historic contextual changes ware not reflected in our data. Finally, individuals belonging to minority racial and ethnic groups have diverse lived experiences influenced by intersecting identities such as gender, sexual orientation, and immigration history [70].…”

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Suicide Attempts Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in a Nationally Representative Sample

Carter

Campbell

Wee

et al. 2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Objective Evaluate suicide attempt prevalence and potentially related sociodemographic and psychiatric factors among racial and ethnic groups. Methods Between 2012 and 2013, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) conducted semi-structured interviews with 36,309 adults in the USA. We identified lifetime suicide attempt prevalence and significant predictors for each racial/ethnic group using stratified logistic regressions. Analyses were exploratory without a priori hypotheses. Results Asian/Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander and Black individuals had the lowest prevalence of suicide attempts while Alaska Native/American Indian and White individuals had the highest prevalence. Identifying as female and meeting criteria for psychiatric diagnoses featuring mood regulation difficulties (depression, borderline personality disorder, bipolar I disorder) were consistently related to a suicide attempt history across racial and ethnic groups, whereas substance abuse disorders and other sociodemographic factors differed between racial and ethnic groups in their associations with suicide attempt history. Conclusions Although several factors were consistently related to suicide risk across racial and ethnic groups, the prevalence of suicide attempts and overall pattern of related factors were not uniform between racial and ethnic groups. Policy Implications Study findings highlight the importance of considering suicide risk within the context of race and ethnicity both regarding the overall prevalence of risk and in determining personal factors associated with elevated risk. A failure to appreciate experiences related to race and ethnicity may adversely impact suicide risk assessment and treatment, ultimately contributing to health disparities. Results suggest that additional research is warranted.

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Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 69%

Suicide Attempts Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in a Nationally Representative Sample

Carter

Campbell

Wee

et al. 2021

J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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“…A recent study confirms the role of social factors in disease spread, with each 1 point-increase in Social Vulnerability Index scores at the county-level linked to 87 excess cases and 3 additional COVID-related deaths per 100,000 people across the US (Karmakar et al, 2021). Accompanied by skyrocketing rates of mental health conditions and substance misuse (Czeisler et al, 2020;Simon et al, 2020), disproportionate increases in deaths by suicide among Black Americans (Bray et al, 2021) and increased rates of drug overdose (Friedman et al, 2020;Glober et al, 2020), the pandemic has overwhelmed health systems and pushed the health workforce and the American public to the brink.…”

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Introduction to the special issue: Social work practice in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic - Challenges and innovations

Ross

Lombardi

Zerden

2021

Social Work in Health Care

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“…Comparatively, in 2019, the National Health Interview Survey reported that about 11% of adults aged 18 and over had symptoms of an anxiety or depressive disorder (Terlizzi & Schiller, 2021 ). Although the overall number of completed suicides decreased in 2020, recent research indicates rates may have been higher among populations who were disproportionately harmed by the pandemic, such as many underrepresented people in the United States (Bray et al, 2021 ).…”

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Mental Health Service Provision During COVID-19: Results of the Third Survey of Licensed Psychologists

Sammons¹,

Elchert²,

Martin³

2021

J Health Serv Psychol

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A third survey of the practice of licensed psychologists during the pandemic conducted in June 2021 revealed that the rapid adoption of telepsychological service provision has continued approximately 15 months after a national public health emergency was declared. Most respondents intend to make telepsychology a permanent component of their practice going forward. Other notable findings from our survey revealed that after an initial decline in caseload reported in the early days of the pandemic, the majority of psychologists surveyed now report an increase in caseload, often necessitating the establishment of a waitlist. Respondents reported that their patients/clients are more accepting of telepsychology than in our previous survey. That said, a significant minority of psychologists expressed concerns that this technology will negatively affect their future practice. Results also indicated that psychologists are encountering greater symptom acuity among their patients associated with the pandemic, including an increase in reports of suicidal thinking or behavior. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42843-021-00044-3.

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Racial Differences in Statewide Suicide Mortality Trends in Maryland During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

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Cited by 113 publications

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Suicide Attempts Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in a Nationally Representative Sample

Suicide Attempts Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in a Nationally Representative Sample

Introduction to the special issue: Social work practice in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic - Challenges and innovations

Mental Health Service Provision During COVID-19: Results of the Third Survey of Licensed Psychologists

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