Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on self-poisoning behaviour with mild analgesics in Danish youth.
Gurbhej SinghJonathan Pommer HansenDitte Roth HulgaardMads DamkjaerErik ChristiansenPublished in: Nordic journal of psychiatry (2024)
These findings indicate that the restrictions enforced during the second lockdown greatly impacted youth mental health, especially girls, leading to an 85% increase in self-poisonings. We hope for increased awareness of mental health in children and adolescents during possible future lockdowns.