TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Suicide thoughts and attempts in the Norwegian general population during the early stage of the CoViD-19 outbreak
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Bonsaksen, Tore
A1  - Skogstad, Laila
A1  - Heir, Trond
A1  - Ekeberg, Øivind
A1  - Schou-Bredal, Inger
A1  - Grimholt, Tine K.
SP  - e4102
EP  - e4102
VL  - 18
IS  - 8
N2  - The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of suicide thoughts and attempts during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak and examine pandemic-related factors associated with suicide thoughts in the general Norwegian population. A sample of 4527 adults living in Norway were recruited via social media. Data related to suicide thoughts and attempts, alcohol use, pandemic-related concerns, and sociodemographic variables were collected. Associations with suicide thoughts were analyzed with logistic regression analysis. In the sample, 3.6% reported suicide thoughts during the last month, while 0.2% had attempted suicide during the same period. Previous suicide attempts (OR: 11.93, p < 0.001), lower age (OR: 0.69, p < 0.001), daily alcohol use (OR: 3.31, p < 0.001), being in the risk group for COVID-19 complications (OR: 2.15, p < 0.001), and having economic concerns related to the pandemic (OR: 2.28, p < 0.001) were associated with having current suicide thoughts. In addition to known risk factors, the study suggests that aspects specific to COVID-19 may be important for suicidal behaviors during the pandemic.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084102
ID  - ref1
ER  -