Higher Rates of Hospital Treatment for Parasuicide are Temporally Associated with Covid-19 Lockdowns in New Zealand Children

J Paediatr Child Health. 2021 Dec;57(12):2038-2039. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15736. Epub 2021 Sep 15.

Authors

Simon Thornley¹, Cameron Grant², Gerhard Sundborn³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
² Department of Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
³ Section of Pacific Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Child
Communicable Disease Control
Hospitals
Humans
New Zealand
SARS-CoV-2
Self-Injurious Behavior*
Suicide, Attempted