TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - State-level data on suicide mortality during CoViD-19 quarantine: early evidence of a disproportionate impact on racial minorities
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Mitchell, Thomas O.
A1  - Li, Luming
SP  - e113629
EP  - e113629
VL  - 295
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113629
ID  - ref1
ER  -