Suicide trends in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine

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作者：
Radeloff, Daniel [1 ]
Papsdorf, Rainer [1 ]
White, Lars [1 ]
Genuneit, Jon [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Hosp Leipzig, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat Psychotherapy & P, Liebigstr 20a, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
[2] Univ Leipzig, Med Fac, Dept Pediat, Pediat Epidemiol, Leipzig, Germany
来源：
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH | 2023年 / 330卷
关键词：
Suicide; COVID-19; Pandemic; Germany; Ukraine war; TERRORIST ATTACKS; MENTAL-DISORDERS; UNEMPLOYMENT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115555
中图分类号：
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号：
100205 ;
摘要：
Aims: The later phase of the COVID-19 pandemic overlaps with geopolitical and economic consequences from the Ukraine war. Financial hardship and concerns about gas supply may add to pandemic factors and lead to increased suicide rates in Germany. Methods: Age-and sex-stratified suicide data from police crime statistics covering 35 % of the German population were used for an interrupted time-series analysis and for a projection of total German suicides in 2022.Results: For both sexes, a trend reversal from constant or declining suicide rates to an increase was observed. This increase is particularly pronounced in 2022 and mainly relates to the 60+ age group that is highly vulnerable to suicide. The projection of the overall German suicide rate is at a level last observed in 2015. Conclusions: The key challenge now is to combat potential causes of this rise in suicide rates to avert the emerging upward trend.
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