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Depression and suicide risk during the Covid-19 pandemic at a Brazilian public health psychosocial addiction care center: a preliminary report.
de Moura, Patricia Tejera; Rockenbach, Camila Auth; Mendes, Caroline da Rosa; Mendes, Giovani Unterberger; Ghiggi, Letícia Abruzzi; Diel, Marciane; Martini, Patrícia; Camozzato, Plauto; de Castro, Raquel Scafuto Barbosa; Mello de Mello, Rita; Kovalski, Rossana; Mendes, Vauto Alves; Mosqueiro, Bruno Paz.
  • de Moura PT; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Rockenbach CA; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Mendes CDR; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Mendes GU; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Ghiggi LA; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Diel M; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Martini P; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Camozzato P; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • de Castro RSB; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Mello de Mello R; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Kovalski R; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Mendes VA; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Mosqueiro BP; Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Trends Psychiatry Psychother ; 44: e20210259, 2022 Jun 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1527182
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on depressive symptoms and suicide risk among patients receiving treatment at a Public Health Psychosocial Addiction Care Center (CAPS AD III) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

METHODS:

Questions from the Coronavirus Health Impact Survey (CRISIS) translated into Brazilian Portuguese were used to evaluate 70 patients' perceptions of and behaviors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Validated Brazilian versions of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) were used to evaluate the severity of depressive symptoms, suicide risk, and anxiety symptoms. A multiple logistic regression model was used to evaluate predictors of suicide risk in the sample.

RESULTS:

Around 70% of patients reported moderate depressive symptoms and 30% reported severe depressive symptoms, 17% of patients reported having thoughts of suicide or death on more than half of days and 10% reported having them daily. The logistic regression model identified history of alcohol use as the main predictor of suicide risk in (OR 13.0, p = 0.03).

CONCLUSIONS:

Individuals with a history of alcohol consumption had significantly higher suicide risk scores at a psychosocial public health care center in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic. This result may be important for devising better strategies and interventions to support this specific population profile.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Suicide / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Trends Psychiatry Psychother Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2237-6089-2021-0259

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Suicide / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Trends Psychiatry Psychother Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2237-6089-2021-0259