State-Level Data on Suicide Mortality During COVID-19 Quarantine: Early Evidence of a Disproportionate Impact on Racial Minorities

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

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Mitchell, Thomas O.¹  Li, Luming¹ 

[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, 300 George St,Suite 901, New Haven, CT 06511 USA

关键词: Suicide;    COVID-19;    Health Equity;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113629

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 has raised concern for the potential of increased suicides due to a convergence of suicide risk factors. We obtained suicide mortality data to assess completed suicides during the period of strict stay-at-home quarantine measures in Connecticut and compared this data with previous years. While the total age-adjusted suicide mortality rate decreased by 13% during the lockdown period compared with the 5-year average, a significantly higher proportion of suicide decedents were from racial minority groups. This finding may provide early evidence of a disproportionate impact from the social and economic challenges of COVID-19 on minority populations.

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