TY - JOUR
T1 - US Suicide Rates and Impact of Major Disasters Over the Last Century
AU - Bastiampillai, Tarun
AU - Allison, Stephen
AU - Cubbage, Janel
AU - Nestadt, Paul
AU - Sharfstein, Joshua
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The potential impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US suicide rates has concerned clinicians and public health officials since the start of the pandemic. Against a background of rising US suicide rates over the last 2 decades, COVID-19 has caused substantially higher levels of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, all risk factors for suicide. From the second quarter of 2019 to June 2020, the prevalence of anxiety symptoms tripled in the United States (from 8.1% to 25.5%), and the prevalence of depressive symptoms nearly quadrupled (from 6.5% to 24.3%).2 Compared to 2018 (referring to the preceding 12 months), suicidal ideation in the past 30 days more than doubled in 2020 (from 4.3% to 10.7%), with particularly steep increases among young people, Black Americans, and Hispanic Americans.
AB - The potential impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on US suicide rates has concerned clinicians and public health officials since the start of the pandemic. Against a background of rising US suicide rates over the last 2 decades, COVID-19 has caused substantially higher levels of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, all risk factors for suicide. From the second quarter of 2019 to June 2020, the prevalence of anxiety symptoms tripled in the United States (from 8.1% to 25.5%), and the prevalence of depressive symptoms nearly quadrupled (from 6.5% to 24.3%).2 Compared to 2018 (referring to the preceding 12 months), suicidal ideation in the past 30 days more than doubled in 2020 (from 4.3% to 10.7%), with particularly steep increases among young people, Black Americans, and Hispanic Americans.
KW - suicide rates
KW - COVID-19
KW - United States
KW - Disaster impact
KW - anxiety and depression
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85128271907&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4088/PCC.21com03168
DO - 10.4088/PCC.21com03168
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 35421907
AN - SCOPUS:85128271907
SN - 2155-7780
VL - 24
JO - The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders
JF - The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders
IS - 2
M1 - 21com03168
ER -