TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Increase in suicidal thinking during COVID-19
JO  - Clinical psychological science
A1  - Fortgang, Rebecca G.
A1  - Wang, Shirley B.
A1  - Millner, Alexander J.
A1  - Reid-Russell, Azure
A1  - Beukenhorst, Anna L.
A1  - Kleiman, Evan M.
A1  - Bentley, Kate H.
A1  - Zuromski, Kelly L.
A1  - Al-Suwaidi, Maha
A1  - Bird, Suzanne A.
A1  - Buonopane, Ralph
A1  - DeMarco, Dylan
A1  - Haim, Adam
A1  - Joyce, Victoria W.
A1  - Kastman, Erik K.
A1  - Kilbury, Erin
A1  - Lee, Hye-In S.
A1  - Mair, Patrick
A1  - Nash, Carol C.
A1  - Onnela, Jukka-Pekka
A1  - Smoller, Jordan W.
A1  - Nock, Matthew K.
SP  - 482
EP  - 488
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2167-7026
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702621993857
ID  - ref1
ER  -