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Covid-19 pandemic and suicidal risk among adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

J. Gonçalves Cerejeira ,
C. Vallecillo Adame ,
S. Uribe ,
I. Santos Carrasco ,
T. Jiménez Aparicio ,
C. De Andrés Lobo ,
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda ,
A. Gonzaga Ramírez  and
G. Guerra Valera
J. Gonçalves Cerejeira*
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
C. Vallecillo Adame
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
S. Uribe
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
I. Santos Carrasco
Affiliation:
Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
T. Jiménez Aparicio
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
C. De Andrés Lobo
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psiquiatría, VALLADOLID, Spain
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
A. Gonzaga Ramírez
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
G. Guerra Valera
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of adolescents. Several descriptive studies and systematic reviews have shown an increase in suicide rates in this age group.

Objectives

- To present a literary review on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health and suicidal behavior of adolescents around the world. - To present data on admission rates due to suicidal behavior during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in a Spanish child-adolescent psychiatric hospitalization unit.

Methods

- We will present a literature review and a retrospective cross-sectional study on admission rates for suicidal behavior in a child-adolescent psychiatric hospitalization unit. - Admission rates for suicidal behavior during the year prior to the pandemic will be compared with rates relative to the first year of the pandemic.

Results

- We have found a significant increase in admission rates for suicidal behavior during the year of the pandemic. Similar results have been found in different studies and meta-analyzes. - The socio-demographic characteristics of the patients are quite similar in the two periods of time analyzed, but the reference to intra-family problems has been more frequent in the year of the pandemic.

Conclusions

Our data is in line with other studies suggesting that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on teenage suicidal behavior.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Covid-19youthSuicide
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S436
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