Association Between COVID-19 and Self-Harm: Nationwide Retrospective Ecological Spatiotemporal Study in Metropolitan France.
Maëlle BailletMarielle WatheletAntoine LamerCamille FréventThomas FovetFabien D'HondtCharles-Edouard NotredameGuillaume VaivaMichael GéninPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
A high SIR for hospital admissions for COVID-19 was a risk factor for hospital admission for self-harm some months after the epidemic peaks. This finding emphasizes the importance of monitoring and seeking to prevent suicide attempts outside the epidemic peak periods.