"i Can't See an End in Sight." How the COVID-19 Pandemic May Influence Suicide Risk: A Qualitative Study

I. Ting Hwang, Fortune Fu-Tsung Shaw, Wen Yau Hsu, Guang Yi Liu, Chen I. Kuan, David Gunnell, Shu Sen Chang

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摘要

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences may affect population mental health and suicide risk. Aims: To explore the experiences among suicidal individuals who made calls to a suicide prevention hotline and to identify factors and psychological responses that may influence suicide risk. Method: We identified 60 eligible recorded calls to Taiwan's suicide prevention hotline (January 23, 2020-May 31, 2020) and analyzed the transcripts using a framework analysis. Results: We identified three themes: (a) effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on society (impacts on local economies, the fear of contagion, and disruptions caused by outbreak control measures); (b) stress experienced by callers, including increased challenges (financial burden, restricted freedom of movement, interpersonal conflicts, feelings of uncertainty, and education/career interruption) and reduced support (reduced access to health services and social support); and (c) the callers' psychological responses to stress, including anxiety, sleep disturbance, depression, loneliness, hopelessness, and entrapment, which may increase suicide risk. Limitations: Only the experiences among those who sought help by calling the hotline during the early months of the pandemic in 2020 were explored. Conclusion: Our findings revealed the potential process underlying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide risk and have implications for prevention and intervention strategies.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)458-469
頁數12
期刊Crisis
44
發行號6
DOIs
出版狀態Accepted/In press - 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 精神病學和心理健康

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