The development of suicide risk in people with severe mental disorders during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a claims-based cohort study

ConclusionThe noticeable increase in the risk for potential suicide for patients with severe pre-existing mental disorders emphasizes the call for additional efforts to prevent suicide and to help patients cope with their mental illness in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research