@article{ref1,
title="Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and suicide ideation in community adults in Portugal: Preliminary data",
journal="Minerva Psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="Campos, R.C. and Holden, R.R. and Medinapereira, A.",
volume="62",
number="2",
pages="74-78",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency in Portugal and the contribution of several socio-demographic and clinical variables, including having had a psychiatric diagnosis, on suicide ideation. Further, we tested whether the perceived impact of the pandemic mediated the association between having had a psychiatric diagnosis and suicide ideation. <br><br>METHODS: Asample of 227 Portuguese community adults (183 women, 44 men) participated online. <br><br>RESULTS: Low education, having had a psychiatric diagnosis, and the perceived psychological impact of the pandemic each related to the presence of suicide ideation. Perceived psychological impact partially mediated the association between having had a psychiatric diagnosis and suicide ideation, as indexed by the total score on the Suicide Ideation Scale. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with a psychiatric diagnosis, with a lower education level, and with a perceived psychological impact of the pandemic are at greater risk for experiencing suicide ideation, and psychological impact appears to be stronger for persons with a psychiatric diagnosis and, thus, resulting in more suicide ideation. Apotential limitation was the use of only three items for assessing the impact of the pandemic. © 2021 Edizioni Minerva Medica. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2724-6612",
doi="10.23736/S2724-6612.21.02147-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S2724-6612.21.02147-6"
}