Full review data for: "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: update of living systematic review" (hdl:21.15109/CONCORDA/19IXKF)

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Full review data for: "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: update of living systematic review"

hdl:21.15109/CONCORDA/19IXKF

ARP

2020-09-03

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John, Ann; Schmidt, Lena, 2020, "Full review data for: "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: update of living systematic review"", https://hdl.handle.net/21.15109/CONCORDA/19IXKF, ARP, V2

Full review data for: "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: update of living systematic review"

hdl:21.15109/CONCORDA/19IXKF

John, Ann (Swansea University)

Schmidt, Lena (University of Bristol)

ARP

Ann John

Schmidt, Lena

2020-07-07

https://hdl.handle.net/21.15109/CONCORDA/19IXKF

Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, COVID-19, Living systematic review, Suicide, Attempted suicide, Self-harm, Suicidal thoughts, fakeDoiMigrationDone

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused morbidity and mortality, as well as, widespread disruption to people’s lives and livelihoods around the world. As a result of the health and economic threats posed by the pandemic to the global community, there are concerns that rates of suicide and suicidal behaviour may rise during and in its aftermath. Our living systematic review focuses on suicide prevention in relation to COVID-19, with this iteration synthesising relevant evidence up to June 7th 2020. Method: Automated daily searches feed into a web-based database with screening and data extraction functionalities. Eligibility criteria include incidence/prevalence of suicidal behaviour, exposure-outcome relationships and effects of interventions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Outcomes of interest are suicide, self-harm or attempted suicide and suicidal thoughts. No restrictions are placed on language or study type, except for single-person case reports. Results: Searches identified 2070 articles. Twenty-nine articles (28 studies) met our inclusion criteria. Fourteen articles were research letters or pre-prints awaiting peer review. All articles reported observational data: twelve cross-sectional; eight case series; five modelling; and three service utilisation studies. No studies reported on changes in rates of suicidal behaviour. Case series were largely drawn from news reporting in low/middle income countries and factors associated with suicide included fear of infection, social isolation and economic concerns. Conclusions: A marked improvement in the quality of design, methods, and reporting in future studies is needed. There is thus far no clear evidence of an increase in suicide, self-harm, suicidal behaviour, or suicidal thoughts associated with the pandemic . However, suicide data are challenging to collect in real time and economic effects are evolving. Our living review will provide a regular synthesis of the most up-to-date research evidence to guide public health and clinical policy to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on suicide. Protocol registration: PROSPERO CRD42020183326 01/05/2020

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