@article{ref1,
title="State-level data on suicide mortality during CoViD-19 quarantine: early evidence of a disproportionate impact on racial minorities",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2020",
author="Mitchell, Thomas O. and Li, Luming",
volume="295",
number="",
pages="e113629-e113629",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113629",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113629"
}