Urgent care and suicidal behavior in the child and adolescent population in a psychiatric emergency department in a Spanish province during the two COVID-19 states of alarm

Comparison of paediatric emergency department visits for attempted suicide, self-harm, and suicidal ideation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The moderating effect of geographical region on changes in rate of emergency department visits for suicidal ideation or attempt was meta-analysed with 29 study estimates from 29 studies. 10 , 11 , 13 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 21 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 59 , 62 There was good evidence of increased rates in samples from both North America (RR 1·27, 90% CI 1·04–1·53; slight-to-moderate magnitude) 10 , 13 , 16 , 18 , 21 , 40 , 41 , 47 , 48 , 54 , 59 , 62 and Europe (1·18, 0·99–1·41; slight-to-small magnitude). 11 , 17 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 39 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 55 , 56 A single study from Australia 42 reported a moderate increase (1·59, 1·44–1·76).…”

“… 10 , 11 , 13 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 21 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 59 , 62 There was good evidence of increased rates in samples from both North America (RR 1·27, 90% CI 1·04–1·53; slight-to-moderate magnitude) 10 , 13 , 16 , 18 , 21 , 40 , 41 , 47 , 48 , 54 , 59 , 62 and Europe (1·18, 0·99–1·41; slight-to-small magnitude). 11 , 17 , 34 , 35 , 37 , 39 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 55 , 56 A single study from Australia 42 reported a moderate increase (1·59, 1·44–1·76). Further sample-estimates representing COVID-19-related changes in suicidal ideation or attempt in New Zealand 38 (1·20, 0·44–3·25) and South Korea 50 (1·19, 0·87–1·63) had small positive observed values but had unclear magnitudes.…”

Suicide spectrum among young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“… 32 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 Among these studies, 43 were included in the meta-analytical process, for a total of around 65 million subjects (suicides: 63,120,235; suicidal behaviors: 934,951; suicidal ideation: 156,234): two reporting rates of deaths for suicides, 48 , 50 26 reporting prevalence data about suicidal behaviors 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 <...…”

Post-COVID 19 Pandemic Evolution of Suicide Ideation and Self-harm Behaviour Rates among Children and Adolescents Attending an Accident and Emergency Department

“…In Spain, immediately after the states of emergency declared by the Spanish government, Llorca-Bofí et al (22) started to nd out an increase, still non-statistically signi cant, of suicidal ideation among the children and adolescents residing in Lleida. Fernández et al ( 11) also reported a gradual increase of attendances to A&E departments due to suicidal ideation of children and adolescents living in the Eastern province of Alicante during the 2018-2021 period, which, as in other countries, was mostly associated to female sex.…”