Trends in suicide during the covid-19 pandemic

BMJ. 2020 Nov 12:371:m4352. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4352.

Authors

Ann John¹, Jane Pirkis², David Gunnell³, Louis Appleby⁴, Jacqui Morrissey⁵

Affiliations

¹ Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK a.john@swansea.ac.uk.
² Centre for Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia.
³ National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
⁴ National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, University of Manchester, UK.
⁵ Samaritans, UK.

PMID: 33184048
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m4352

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Suicide / trends*
Suicide Prevention
United Kingdom / epidemiology