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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and self-harm/suicide ideation: population wide, data linkage study and time series analysis: Commentary, Patra et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2025

Bichitra Nanda Patra Open the ORCID record for Bichitra Nanda Patra [Opens in a new window]  and
Ananya Pant Open the ORCID record for Ananya Pant [Opens in a new window]
Bichitra Nanda Patra*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Ananya Pant
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
*
Correspondence: Bichitra Nanda Patra. Email: patrab.aiims@gmail.com
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Abstract

The commentary raises important points like patients' actual availability of out- or in-patient services in the wake of pandemics and nationwide lockdowns. The focus is also drawn to missed opportunities to include data from hotlines and online services, a possible increase in death by suicides or changes in the factors that could add up to or protect a person from suicide.

Keywords

Suicideself-harmCOVID-19suicide prevention
Type
Commentary
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 226 , Issue 1 , January 2025 , pp. 51 - 52
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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