Association between suicide behaviours in children and adolescents and the COVID-19 lockdown in Paris, France: a retrospective observational study.
Arch Dis Child
; 106(9): 918-919, 2021 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-999233
ABSTRACT
This retrospective observational study conducted in Necker Hospital for Sick Children, France (January 2018-June 2020) evaluated a potential temporal association between admissions for suicide behaviours in children and adolescents and the national COVID-19 lockdown (March-May 2020). During the study period, 234 patients were admitted for suicide behaviours (28% male; mean age 13.4 years). Using Poisson regression, we found a significant decrease in the incidence of admissions for suicide behaviour during the lockdown (adjusted incidence rate ratio 0.46; 95% CI 0.24 to 0.86). This association might result from reduced help-seeking and decreased hospital admission rates during the lockdown, as well as cognitive and environmental factors. Further multicentre studies should be conducted to confirm these findings and investigate whether a compensatory rise in admissions for suicide behaviour occurred in the postlockdown period.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Suicide
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Child Behavior
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Quarantine
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Population Surveillance
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Adolescent Behavior
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Arch Dis Child
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Archdischild-2020-320628
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