Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among Mexican University Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Guilherme BorgesRicardo OrozcoLouise WallaceRaúl A Gutiérrez-GarcíaYesica C AlborGuillermo E Quevedo ChávezPraxedis Cristina Hernández UribeSergio Cruz HernándezMaría Anabell Covarrubias Díaz CouderJordi AlonsoMaria-Elena Medina-MoraCorina BenjetPublished in: Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research (2023)
In the short term, how students deal with the pandemic, being at high risk and having poor coping behavior, increased the new occurrence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Studies with longer follow-up and interventions to reduce or enhance these behaviors are needed.HIGHLIGHTSSuicidal ideation increased during the COVID-19 periodThose with heightened sense of vulnerability and poor coping were more affectedStudies with longer follow-up are needed.