@article{ref1,
title="Global imperative of suicidal ideation in 10 countries amid the CoViD-19 pandemic",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2020",
author="Cheung, Teris and Lam, Simon Ching and Lee, Paul Hong and Xiang, Yu Tao and Yip, Paul Siu Fai",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="e588781-e588781",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had a detrimental impact on individuals' psychological well-being; however, a multi-country comparison on the prevalence of suicidal ideation due to the virus is still lacking. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among the general population across 10 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study which used convenience sampling and collected data by conducting an online survey. Participants were sourced from 10 Eastern and Western countries. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure the outcome variable of suicidal ideation. Ordinal regression analysis was used to identify significant predictors associated with suicidal ideation. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 25,053 participants (22.7% male) were recruited. <br><br>RESULTS from the analysis showed that the UK and Brazil had the lowest odds of suicidal ideation compared to Macau (p < 0.05). Furthermore, younger age, male, married, and differences in health beliefs were significantly associated with suicidal ideation (p < 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the need for joint international collaboration to formulate effective suicide prevention strategies in a timely manner and the need to implement online mental health promotion platforms. In doing so, the potential global rising death rates by suicide during the pandemic can be reduced.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2020.588781",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.588781"
}