I actually wrote about the theory behind suicidality and COVID-19 way back in July. Even then, the eventual outcome was very hard to predicthttps://gidmk.medium.com/is-covid-19-causing-suicides-f6c6760afdeb …
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And some of the other evidence looking at suicide rates during COVID-19 and lockdownshttps://gidmk.medium.com/have-lockdowns-caused-suicides-during-covid-19-dd6b7a741f39 …
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America hasn't exactly had a lockdown... have they. Across Europe, they have unfortunately certainly shot up!
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We had quite a long lockdown in my city (~3 months) and had no increase in suicide. In fact it had dropped slightly. Certainly down here in Aus we've had no increases despite our varied lockdowns.
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What a relief.
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Oh thank God! I was thinking that ordering people to stay home with no in person interaction for months on end might have a deleterious effect on their mental health. Very relieved to know there’s nothing to worry about.
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Those who were certain that suicides would skyrocket up had a very simplistic understanding of suicide causation dymamics, imho. Very complex issue.
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It also simply ignores the other side of all this, the trauma involved with covid, either sick or dead family members and a generation of healthcare workers who are living in a war zone.
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Without expecting a tsunami, I am surprised there is no increase. Could some people have gotten mental health care virtually and decreased numbers?
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