Suicide Ideation and Attempts in a Pediatric Emergency Department Before and During COVID-19

M. Hill, Ryan; A. Rufino, Katrina; Kurian, Sherin; Saxena, Johanna; Saxena, Kirti; L. Williams, Laurel

doi:10.1542/peds.2020-029280

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Suicide Ideation and Attempts in a Pediatric Emergency Department Before and During COVID-19

Published in PEDIATRICS • Dec 16, 2020

Authors:

Ryan M. Hill

Katrina A. Rufino

Sherin Kurian

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Elevated rates of mental health concerns have been identified during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In this study, we sought to evaluate whether youth reported a greater frequency of suicide-related behaviors during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic as compared with 2019. We ...

Subject

Medicine

Suicide prevention

Emergency department

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