Nationwide suicides due to alcohol withdrawal symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic: A review of cases from media reports

J Psychiatr Res. 2020 Nov:130:289-291. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.08.021. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

Authors

Nabeel Kashan Syed¹, Mark D Griffiths²

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy Practice Research Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: nsyed@jazanu.edu.sa.
² Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, NG1 4FQ, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alcohol withdrawal symptoms; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19 suicides; Media reports; Unavailability of alcohol.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Alcoholism / psychology*
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / psychology*
Humans
India
Male
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / psychology*
Quarantine / psychology*
SARS-CoV-2
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / psychology*
Suicide / psychology
Suicide / statistics & numerical data*