Publication date: Jan 08, 2025
Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide trends have yielded inconsistent findings, with inadequate differentiation of short and long-term effects. Addressing this gap, our study evaluates the pandemic’s short and long-term trends in suicide attempts across various demographics. Illinois statewide hospital data covering January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2022, was analyzed. Compared to the pre-pandemic baseline period, changes in daily rates of suicide attempts treated across four periods of State Executive Orders limiting public gatherings were evaluated. Segmented time series analysis was developed to evaluate specific temporal patterns across four pandemic periods. A total of 153,476 suicide attempts were registered, with 38. 6% of cases occurring after March 16, 2020. A significant increase of 0. 8353 attempts per day per 1 million (p-value
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| December | Adolescent Health |
| Hospitals | Attempted Suicide |
| Illinois | Coronavirus |
| Suicide | Mental Health |
| Risk |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 Pandemic |
| disease | MESH | Suicide |
| disease | MESH | Attempted Suicide |