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Suicidal behavior sociocultural factors in developing countries during COVID-19.
Shoib, S; Gaitán Buitrago, J E T; Shuja, K H; Aqeel, M; de Filippis, R; Abbas, J; Ullah, I; Arafat, S M Y.
  • Shoib S; Psychiatric Department, Jawar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Rainawari Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 190003, India.
  • Gaitán Buitrago JET; Grupo T.E.C. Armenia, Quindío, Republic of Colombia.
  • Shuja KH; Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Aqeel M; Faculty Member, Foundation University, Department of Psychology, Defense Avenue, Phase-I, DHA, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
  • de Filippis R; Psychiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Catanzaro 88100, Italy. Electronic address: defilippisrenato@gmail.com.
  • Abbas J; Antai College of Economics and Management (ACM), School of Media and Communication (SMC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, 200240 Shanghai, China.
  • Ullah I; Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • Arafat SMY; Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka 1340, Bangladesh.
Encephale ; 48(1): 78-82, 2022 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1433189
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Sociocultural factors in the aftermath of any pandemic can play a role in increasing suicidal behavior like suicidal ideation, suicidal attempts, or suicide. The authors discuss the risk and predisposing factors for suicidal ideation among mental health patients in four developing countries (Bangladesh, Colombia, India and Pakistan), this aims to grasp the heterogeneity of these motivators and to elaborate specific interventions regarding suicide in the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS:

We searched PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar through March, 2021 for articles using a combination of the keywords and generic terms for suicide, suicide ideation, COVID-19, developing countries, low-middle-income countries, Sociocultural factors, Suicidal behavior, predisposing factors and predictive factors, for articles in English language only, and without publication time restriction.

RESULTS:

This narrative review summarizes the sociocultural risk and predisposing factors for suicidal behavior in developing countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings reveal those factors such as fear of being infected, growing economic pressure, lack of resources due to lockdown are mostly responsible in the four countries for the current increase in suicides. There are a few cultural differences that are specified in the narrative.

CONCLUSION:

The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health challenge, in which prevention and intervention of suicidal behavior have been suboptimal, especially in low-middle-income countries. Based on literature results, we provide practical suggestions (e.g., reducing infodemic, specialized helplines, improving mental health services availability) in order to tackle main challenges of suicide prevention, such as lack of adequate manpower, fragile health system and poverty.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Suicidal Ideation / COVID-19 Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Encephale Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.encep.2021.06.011

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Suicidal Ideation / COVID-19 Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Encephale Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.encep.2021.06.011