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I’m surprised the numbers between NSW & QLD are similar to Victoria. As Victoria (Melbourne specifically, but that represents the majority of the population) h
by RileyJames 6y ago
I’m surprised the numbers between NSW & QLD are similar to Victoria. As Victoria (Melbourne specifically, but that represents the majority of the population) had a long, harsh lockdown, where as QLD & NSW did not.
Maybe looking at suicides within specific populations would be more telling. I imagine for many, working from home was an opportunity. For others, it meant unemployment.
- rossdavidh 6y agoWell, it all depends on the exact mechanisms for how "I'm depressed" gets all the way to suicide. No question that the lockdown was depressing for a lot of people, but there's all kinds of reasons it might not (in the early months) have led to an increase in suicides, including: - a feeling that it wasn't just you, lots of people felt this way - a feeling that an end was in sight, unlike if you think you've just screwed up your life somehow - an understanding that the way you were feeling was not your fault, and had an external cause, rather than being about your worth or etc. Not saying any of these theories (guesses) are right, just suggesting there are lots of possibilities which would need to be examined to really understand what went on (and didn't) during a lockdown.
- keithnz 6y agoLooking at how small the numbers are, I think the error on finer grain analysis would end up being misleading. The data seems to be saying lockdowns are not really a significant factor