In a number of other places, while not associated with a decrease, they were also not associated with an increase either. In fact, best evidence suggests no link between lockdowns and an increased short-term suicide rate
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One of the most bizarre things is that whenever you point out the fact that suicide rates have not generally increased during lockdowns or indeed the pandemic, people get very angry at you Personally, I think it's quite a good thing that there have been fewer suicides
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It is almost as if people would be happier had suicides risen as some were worried they could, so that their political arguments would be stronger But that can't be the case, surely?
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The other quite funny thing is that everyone takes this as an explicit argument about mental health, which it is not - suicide and mental health are linked, but not the same issue by any means
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It could be because people stop thinking their lives are worse than everyone else's. Also in the US pandemic bills government passed let some people have extra cash for the first time in a long while.
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Not being mobbed in school/the office?
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Early data suggests that it's the same for Ireland.https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/suicides-have-not-increased-during-pandemic-figures-indicate-1.4492985?mode=amp&__twitter_impression=true …
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It is going to increase and that is undeniable, the economic crisis. But they are not two comparable things, we had to react to COVID19, there was no other way.
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Economic recessions are consistently associated with lower death rates, though slightly higher suicide rates. And the cure for higher suicide rates during recessions is well known: basically, do the opposite of what Wall Street says to do.pic.twitter.com/iF2ZqHVzVC
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Suicides *decreased* 16% during peak of shelter-in-place, and 9% over first 6 months of pandemic.