Suicide and quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Do we know everything?

Source:

Duarte, F., & Jiménez-Molina, Á. (2022). Suicide and quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Do we know everything?. Social Science & Medicine, 309, 115253.

Highlights

• Suicide and hospitalizations for attempted suicide decreased during the pandemic in Chile.
• There is a significant quarantine effect on reducing suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• This reduction was in male suicides and unaffected by age.
• Hospitalizations for suicide attempts were not affected by the lockdown measures.