Adversity, social support and risk of self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic

BJPsych Open

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Rohan Borschmann¹  Paul A. Moran⁵ 

[1] Justice Health Unit, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne;and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute;and Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital;and Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne;Centre for Academic Mental Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol

关键词: Self-harm;    social deprivation;    COVID-19;    adversity;    loneliness;   

DOI  :  10.1192/bjo.2022.553

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Canadian Society For Pharmaceutical Sciences (Csps).

【 摘 要 】

Little is known about the degree to which social factors interact with COVID-19-related adversity to increase the risk of self-harm thoughts and behaviours. Using data derived from a UK cohort study, Paul & Fancourt found that loneliness was associated with an increase in the odds of self-harm thoughts and behaviours, whereas high-quality social support protected against self-harm thoughts and behaviours. The authors concluded that it is the quality of social support and interactions, rather than the act of engaging in social interaction per se, that protects against self-harm in the context of adversity. The COVID-19 pandemic may exert longer-lasting effects on population mental health, and continued surveillance of mental health, including self-harm status, will be essential. If accompanied by appropriate measures of the availability and quality of social support, such monitoring could also inform the development of more effective adaptive interventions for those at risk of engaging in self-harm.

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