Mood disorders and suicides during coronavirus pandemic
Introduction The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of countless people worldwide. The pandemic has imposed a sense of uncertainty and anxiety, as the world could not predict or prepare for this crisis. It is important to study risk factors, including employment, marital status, and pre-...
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Introduction
The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of countless people worldwide. The pandemic has imposed a sense of uncertainty and anxiety, as the world could not predict or prepare for this crisis. It is important to study risk factors, including employment, marital status, and pre-existing medical or psychiatric conditions to effectively handle this pandemic’s mental health impact.
Objectives
We aim to evaluate factors contributing to the suicides and mood disorders during the coronavirus pandemic.
Methods
We examined MeSH terms “COVID-19” in the context of “Mood Disorders,” “Suicide,” “Suicidal Ideation,” “Assisted or Suicide, Attempted or Suicide,” “Risk Factors.” We identified eight case studies for the qualitative synthesis per the PRISMA guidelines, searching Medline, PubMed, PubMed Central, and PsychInfo databases until August 2020.
Results
We identified that the population of all age groups and sex are at risk of stress and mental illness due to the pandemic. Several factors are attributed to the increased risk of mood disorders and suicide. Not having pre-existing psychiatric or medical condition is not a protective factor, since suicide was attempted or committed due to external factors such as economic and social.
Conclusions
The pandemic has increased the risk of mood disorder and suicides in the population. Focus should be on the behavioral and psychological first aid to curb stress.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7a9e5c4e5d142ad8073ddaabd50cf662023-11-17T05:06:06ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852021-04-0164S294S29410.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.789Mood disorders and suicides during coronavirus pandemicK. Shah0C. Trivedi1H. Mekala2Department Of Psychiatry, Griffin Memorial Hospital, Norman, United States of AmericaResearch, St Davids Healthcare, Austin, United States of AmericaPsychiatry, Griffin Memorial Hospital, Norman, United States of America Introduction The outbreak of COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of countless people worldwide. The pandemic has imposed a sense of uncertainty and anxiety, as the world could not predict or prepare for this crisis. It is important to study risk factors, including employment, marital status, and pre-existing medical or psychiatric conditions to effectively handle this pandemic’s mental health impact. Objectives We aim to evaluate factors contributing to the suicides and mood disorders during the coronavirus pandemic. Methods We examined MeSH terms “COVID-19” in the context of “Mood Disorders,” “Suicide,” “Suicidal Ideation,” “Assisted or Suicide, Attempted or Suicide,” “Risk Factors.” We identified eight case studies for the qualitative synthesis per the PRISMA guidelines, searching Medline, PubMed, PubMed Central, and PsychInfo databases until August 2020. Results We identified that the population of all age groups and sex are at risk of stress and mental illness due to the pandemic. Several factors are attributed to the increased risk of mood disorders and suicide. Not having pre-existing psychiatric or medical condition is not a protective factor, since suicide was attempted or committed due to external factors such as economic and social. Conclusions The pandemic has increased the risk of mood disorder and suicides in the population. Focus should be on the behavioral and psychological first aid to curb stress. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821007896/type/journal_articleCovidSuicidemood disorder |
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| title_short | Mood disorders and suicides during coronavirus pandemic |
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