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Attempted suicide rates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: interrupted time series analysis of a nationally representative sample.

Yael Travis-LumerArad KodeshYair GoldbergSophia FrangouStephen Z Levine
Published in: Psychological medicine (2021)
The interval exposed to the protracted mass social trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lower suicide attempt rate compared to the unexposed interval. However, this trend is likely to reverse 10 months after lifting social mitigation policies, underscoring the need for enhanced implementation of public health policy for suicide prevention.
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