Lockdowns have mostly not been associated with a large increase in suicide rates: a thread of evidence (CW: suicide, mental health) 
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Since this has been a major talking point throughout the pandemic, I thought I'd collate the now quite large evidence-base showing that suicide rates have mostly remained steady during lockdowns/COVID times
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1. Queensland, Australia Slight decrease in suicide rates after emergency announced, no statistical change over lockdown vs previous years https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30435-1/fulltext …pic.twitter.com/OpPtxh4zgm
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Replying to @GidMK
What is that red line supposed to correspond to? It is not in any way involved in that measurement--it simply repeats.
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Replying to @DavidBCollum
That is the seasonally-adjusted rate per 100,000 individuals
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From the figures it does vary a bit, but there is a strong seasonal trend
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