Citation

Suchandra HH, Bhaskaran AS, Manjunatha N, Kumar CN, Bada Math S, Reddi VSK. Asian J. Psychiatry 2021; 66: e102858.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102858

PMID

34601291

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the health and wellbeing of communities worldwide. Measures to limit transmission, have enhanced vulnerability of individuals to well identified risk factors associated with mental illness and suicide. These include a sense of loneliness, anxiety, depression, insomnia, PTSD, harmful alcohol and drug use. Given that the potential for increased rates of suicide persist, the suicide prevention agenda remains urgent and essential. The same is one of the cornerstones of resilience in a society that is facing an array of challenges due to the pandemic. In this article, we recommend few possible strategies for attenuating suicide risk amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with particular relevance to the Indian context.

Language: en

Keywords

COVID-19; Suicide prevention; Policy recommendations; Suicide and pandemic; Suicide prevention during pandemic