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Has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced suicide rates differentially according to socioeconomic indices and ethnicity? More evidence is needed globally

Roger T. Webb Orcid Logo, Ann John Orcid Logo, Duleeka Knipe, Lana Bojanić, Dana Dekel Orcid Logo, Emily Eyles, Amanda Marchant Orcid Logo, Faraz Mughal Orcid Logo, Jane Pirkis Orcid Logo, Lena Schmidt, David Gunnell Orcid Logo

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, Volume: 31

Swansea University Authors: Ann John Orcid Logo, Dana Dekel Orcid Logo, Amanda Marchant Orcid Logo

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The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed many people's mental health globally. Whilst the evidence generated thus far from high-income countries regarding the pandemic's impact on suicide rates is generally reassuring, we know little about its influence on this outcome in lower- and middle-income...

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title_short Has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced suicide rates differentially according to socioeconomic indices and ethnicity? More evidence is needed globally
title_full Has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced suicide rates differentially according to socioeconomic indices and ethnicity? More evidence is needed globally
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