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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide ideation and suicide attempts in a sample of psychiatric inpatients.
Berardelli, Isabella; Sarubbi, Salvatore; Rogante, Elena; Cifrodelli, Mariarosaria; Erbuto, Denise; Innamorati, Marco; Lester, David; Pompili, Maurizio.
  • Berardelli I; Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Suicide Prevention Centre, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: isabella.berardelli@uniroma1.it.
  • Sarubbi S; Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Rogante E; Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Cifrodelli M; Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Psychiatry Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  • Erbuto D; Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Suicide Prevention Centre, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Innamorati M; Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy.
  • Lester D; Stockton University, New Jersey, USA.
  • Pompili M; Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Suicide Prevention Centre, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Psychiatry Res ; 303: 114072, 2021 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1356405
ABSTRACT
There has been little research reported regarding both suicide ideation and suicide attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic and government lockdown restrictions in Italy, one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. We investigated whether the frequency of suicide ideation and suicide attempts differed between psychiatric patients admitted to a psychiatric unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and government lockdown restrictions. We also assessed psychiatric diagnosis, length of hospitalization, and types of admission. We collected data on 632 psychiatric patients admitted to a public psychiatric clinic. Patients were divided into two different groups according to their admission before or during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results showed that only suicide attempts, but not suicide ideation, were more frequent in psychiatric patients admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic than before. Furthermore, mood disorder diagnoses were more frequent during the COVID-19 pandemic than before the pandemic. The types of admission and the mean length of hospitalization did not differ between the two groups. In conclusion the present study results adds consistent knowledge on the phenomenon of suicide during the challenging time of the pandemic, pointing to continuing effort in suicide prevention measures.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Psychiatry Res Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Psychiatry Res Year: 2021 Document Type: Article