Suicide Risk Over the Course of the Day, Week, and Life

Plöderl, Martin

doi:10.24869/psyd.2021.438

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“…Challenging these established conclusions, recent data looking at sudden cardiac deaths and AAD suggest however that such temporal distribution either fades or become no longer significant, as psychosocial stressors—prominent triggers of cardiovascular accidents—tend to be more evenly distributed across the entire week 42 , 43 . Significant associations with the first day of the week have also been reported for suicide, road traffic and workplace accidents 44 – 49 .…”

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Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns

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Daylight saving time (DST) consists in a one-hour advancement of legal time in spring offset by a backward transition of the same magnitude in fall. It creates a minimal circadian misalignment that could disrupt sleep and homoeostasis in susceptible individuals and lead to an increased incidence of pathologies and accidents during the weeks immediately following both transitions. How this shift affects mortality dynamics on a large population scale remains, however, unknown. This study examines the impact of DST on all-cause mortality in 16 European countries for the period 1998-2012. It shows that mortality decreases in spring and increases in fall during the first two weeks following each DST transition. Moreover, the alignment of time data around DST transition dates revealed a septadian mortality pattern (lowest on Sundays, highest on Mondays) that persists all-year round, irrespective of seasonal variations, in men and women aged above 40.

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“…Timely access to emotional support is a well-known way to prevent suicide ( World Health Organization, 2014 ). Although this study did not clarify the causes of suicide, the findings might help practitioners and families consider the timing of intervention ( Plöderl, 2021 ). Furthermore, future research might be able to identify additional triggers for those feeling the burden of the pandemic when human mobility and social activities change.…”

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“…In addition, returning to the original environment from an altered environment (e.g., resuming commute to office, increasing interaction with others), such as after holidays ( Beauchamp et al, 2014 ; Plöderl, 2021 ), may also be related to an increase in stress ( Suzuki et al, 2021 ). Thus, the pressure to resume one's activities on people burdened by the pandemic may increase when restrictions are relaxed from a restriction in mobility or a change in one's living environment.…”

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Have restrictions on human mobility impacted suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan?

Anzai

Kikuchi

Fukui

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Psychiatry Research

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“…Deisenhammer et al [28], pp. 93-100), while the lowest rate was observed at weekends (M. Plöderl [29], pp. 438-445).…”

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“…253-261). In Austria, suicides occur most frequently from the morning until noon (M. Plöderl [29], pp. 438-445).…”

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Increase in Search Interest for “Suicide” and “Depression” for Particular Days of the Week and Times of Day: Analysis Based on Google Trends

Stańdo

Fechner

Gmitrowicz

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JCM

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Depression is the most common disorder in people who attempt suicide or die by suicide. Research review indicate that therapy of depression (including psychoeducation) is one of the main factors in the prevention of suicidal behavior. In this paper we examine the intensification of search interest for the terms “depression” and “suicide” in Google search engine with regard to the time of day and day of the week in Poland, Germany, Great Britain and Italy. The goal of the study was to determine if there are any days of the week or hours when search for “suicide” and “depression” particularly increases. Numerous studies focusing not only on the seasonality of suicidal behavior, but also on the days of the week and hours, indicate that it is most often undertaken on Mondays in the night and early morning hours. The results of the research being the basis of this paper show a certain time coincidence: first, the increase in search interest for “suicide” and “depression” and then undertaking suicidal behavior (suicide and suicide attempts). Searching for terms “suicide” and “depression” usually took place (except in Italy) at weekends and most often in the late evening hours and at night. The conclusions from the research can be used in suicide prevention activities, for example in determining the hours of operation of individual helpline numbers.

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Suicide Risk Over the Course of the Day, Week, and Life

Cited by 11 publications

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Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns

Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns

Have restrictions on human mobility impacted suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan?

Increase in Search Interest for “Suicide” and “Depression” for Particular Days of the Week and Times of Day: Analysis Based on Google Trends

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