Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020

Nomura, Shuhei; Kawashima, Takayuki; Yoneoka, Daisuke; Tanoue, Yuta; Eguchi, Akifumi; Gilmour, Stuart; Kawamura, Yumi; Harada, Naohiko; Hashizume, Masahiro

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113622

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“…2,19 Findings also provide additional evidence on the spillover effects of Covid-19 on other health outcomes in Northern Ireland and elsewhere. [22][23][24][25][26][27] Overall, this study highlights yet another indirect consequence of the pandemic in the short run, but as people adapt their behaviour, additional evidence will be needed to study the long-term effects on motor vehicle collisions.…”

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confidence: 86%

Empty Streets, Speeding and Motor Vehicle Collisions during Covid-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Northern Ireland

Vandoros

Papailias

2021

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Covid-19 and lockdowns have had spillover effects on other health outcomes. Motor vehicle collisions (MVC) are likely to have been affected by the pandemic due to, among others, less traffic volume and speeding on empty streets. This paper studies the impact of the pandemic on MVCs in Northern Ireland. Using monthly data on injuries and deaths, we find a steep decline in slight and serious injuries compared to what would have been expected in the absence of the pandemic. However, we find no effect on the number of deaths. Based on data from speeding tickets, a plausible explanation for the differential effect on the number of injuries and deaths is speeding on empty streets during the pandemic.

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confidence: 86%

Empty Streets, Speeding and Motor Vehicle Collisions during Covid-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Northern Ireland

Vandoros

Papailias

2021

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“…Generally, bisexual individuals experience high levels of the three main stressors that make up the minority stress model—internalized homophobia, stigma and discrimination [ 22 ]. In addition, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted to contain it, individuals from sexual minorities demonstrated health problems and impaired well-being, which was reflected in the onset or worsening of depression symptoms during the first few months of the pandemic [ 46 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thirdly, as presented in the research, other variables can be predictors of depressive symptoms. In fact, depression can be related to factors such as loneliness [ 52 , 55 ], socioeconomic status [ 24 , 64 , 65 , 66 ] or maladaptive coping mechanisms [ 59 ], mainly among women [ 67 , 68 ]. Future studies should include more varied samples and other research methodologies, such as face to face inquiries or qualitative analysis.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Depressive Symptoms through the Lens of Sexual Orientation

Duarte

Pereira

2021

Brain Sciences

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This research seeks to explore the impact of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms, analyzing discrepancies of sexual orientation in a Portuguese-speaking sample. 1590 individuals participated, of which 63% were women, and 88% self-identified as straight. Participants responded to the depression sub-scale of the Beck Symptoms Iventory-18, the fear of COVID-19 scale and the COVID-19 negative impact scale. Depressive symptoms observed were higher than expected, and several significant differences were obtained: women and self-identified bisexual participants had higher levels of depressive symptoms compared to male and straight and gay or lesbian participants. Depressive symptoms negatively correlated with age and positively correlated with COVID-19 aggravated responses, fear of COVID-19, and negative impact of COVID-19. Hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that age, gender and sexual orientation explained 6% of the variance of depressive symptoms, and when fear and the negative impact of COVID-19 was added, the model explained 23% of results. This study provides an important contribution to the understanding of factors arising from the pandemic that may have an impact on the mental health of sexual minorities.

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“…1 There have been reports that the pandemic is also affecting health outcomes for people who are not suffering from Covid-19. These may include delayed diagnosis and treatment, 2 mental health problems, 3 suicide 4 and excess mortality in general. 5 Another outcome that we would expect to be affected by the pandemic and lockdowns is that of motor vehicle collisions (MVC).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Covid-19, Lockdowns and Motor Vehicle Collisions: Empirical Evidence from Greece

Vandoros

2021

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Reduced mobility during Covid-19 lockdowns means fewer vehicles at risk of collision, but also an opportunity to speed on empty streets. Other collision risk factors that have changed during the pandemic include alcohol consumption, sleeping patterns, distraction, unemployment and economic uncertainty. Evidence on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on motor vehicle collisions is scarce, as such statistics are often released with a delay. The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of the first wave of the pandemic and the first lockdown on motor vehicle collisions and associated injuries and deaths in Greece. Using monthly data at the regional unit level, I provide descriptive evidence and subsequently follow a difference-in-difference econometric approach, comparing trends in 2020 to those of the previous five years while controlling for unemployment and petrol prices. I found a steep decline in collisions, injuries and deaths compared to what would have been otherwise expected. In March and April 2020, there were about 1,226 fewer collisions, 72 fewer deaths, 40 fewer serious injuries and 1,426 fewer minor injuries compared to what would have been expected in the absence of the pandemic.

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Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020

Cited by 113 publications

References 32 publications

Empty Streets, Speeding and Motor Vehicle Collisions during Covid-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Northern Ireland

Empty Streets, Speeding and Motor Vehicle Collisions during Covid-19 Lockdowns: Evidence from Northern Ireland

The Impact of COVID-19 on Depressive Symptoms through the Lens of Sexual Orientation

Covid-19, Lockdowns and Motor Vehicle Collisions: Empirical Evidence from Greece

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