Suicide prevention in the context of COVID-19: An Indian perspective

Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Sep 11;66:102858. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102858. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the health and wellbeing of communities worldwide. Measures to limit transmission, have enhanced vulnerability of individuals to well identified risk factors associated with mental illness and suicide. These include a sense of loneliness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, PTSD, harmful alcohol and drug use. Given that the potential for increased rates of suicide persist, the suicide prevention agenda remains urgent and essential. The same is one of the cornerstones of resilience in a society that is facing an array of challenges due to the pandemic. In this article, we recommend few possible strategies for attenuating suicide risk amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with particular relevance to the Indian context.PMID:34601291 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102858

Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry - October 3, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hari Hara Suchandra Aandi Subramaniyam Bhaskaran Narayana Manjunatha Chennaveerachari Naveen Kumar Suresh Bada Math Venkata Senthil Kumar Reddi Source Type: research