Víctor Serrano-Gimeno, Alba Diestre, Marina Agustin-Alcain, Maria J Portella, Javier de Diego-Adeliño, Thaïs Tiana, Nora Cheddi, Alejandro Distefano, Guillermo Dominguez, Marina Arias, Victor Cardoner, Dolors Puigdemont, Victor Perez, Narcís Cardoner
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has been extensively discussed in the context of its effect on mental health. Although global suicide rates have remained stable during the pandemic, the specific effect on non-fatal suicide behaviours during and after the pandemic remains underexplored. This study aims to investigate patterns of non-fatal suicide behaviours before, during, and after the pandemic. METHODS: In this cohort study, we used data from all hospitals in Catalonia, Spain, collected through the Catalan Suicide Risk Code, which is a specifically designed suicide attempt surveillance protocol, involving a face-to-face, in-depth psychiatric evaluation, after a Catalan resident presents any suicide risk behaviour in any public health-care setting...
May 2024: Lancet Psychiatry