@article{ref1,
title="Increase in suicidal thinking during COVID-19",
journal="Clinical psychological science",
year="2021",
author="Fortgang, Rebecca G. and Wang, Shirley B. and Millner, Alexander J. and Reid-Russell, Azure and Beukenhorst, Anna L. and Kleiman, Evan M. and Bentley, Kate H. and Zuromski, Kelly L. and Al-Suwaidi, Maha and Bird, Suzanne A. and Buonopane, Ralph and DeMarco, Dylan and Haim, Adam and Joyce, Victoria W. and Kastman, Erik K. and Kilbury, Erin and Lee, Hye-In S. and Mair, Patrick and Nash, Carol C. and Onnela, Jukka-Pekka and Smoller, Jordan W. and Nock, Matthew K.",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="482-488",
abstract="There is concern that the COVID-19 pandemic may cause increased risk of suicide. In the current study, we tested whether suicidal thinking has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and whether such thinking was predicted by increased feelings of social isolation. In a sample of 55 individuals recently hospitalized for suicidal thinking or behaviors and participating in a 6-month intensive longitudinal smartphone monitoring study, we examined suicidal thinking and isolation before and after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States. We found that suicidal thinking increased significantly among adults (odds ratio [OR] = 4.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [3.28, 4.90], p <.001) but not adolescents (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = [0.69, 1.01], p =.07) during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased feelings of isolation predicted suicidal thinking during the pandemic phase. Given the importance of social distancing policies, these findings support the need for digital outreach and treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2167-7026",
doi="10.1177/2167702621993857",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702621993857"
}