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> What did we learn about rates of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic (first 16 months)? In contrast to alarmist predictions of increasing rates of suicide as
by moistly 5y ago
> What did we learn about rates of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic (first 16 months)? In contrast to alarmist predictions of increasing rates of suicide as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall rates actually declined or at worst stayed stable
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8110323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8110323/
First hit on “covid suicide” on DDG. Care to provide rebutting evidence?
- encryptluks2 5y agoHere are several: - https://blogs.bcm.edu/2021/11/17/covid-19-and-the-rise-of-teenage-suicide/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2021/11/17/covid-19-and-the-rise-of-te... - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/youth-suicide-attempts-soared-during-pandemic-cdc-report-says-n1270463 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/youth-suicide-attempts-... - https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-06-11/cdc-study-documents-rise-in-adolescent-suicide-attempts-during-pandemic https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-06-11/...
- moistly 5y agoThose are not several studies. One is a blog, the other two are news items, and they all appear to reference the same study. That study has several disclaimers, including that it does not show an increase in suicides (it shows an increase in suspected attempts) and that it does not show a causal link to the pandemic.