Abstract
This study explored patterns of abuse, self-harm and thoughts of suicide/self-harm in the UK during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic using data from the COVID-19 Social Study (n=44 775), a non-probability sample weighted to population proportions. The reported frequency of abuse, self-harm and thoughts of suicide/self-harm was higher among women, Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, unemployment, disability, chronic physical illnesses, mental disorders and COVID-19 diagnosis. Psychiatric medications were the most common type of support being used, but fewer than half of those affected were accessing formal or informal support.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 543-546 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science |
| Volume | 217 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Betacoronavirus
- COVID-19
- Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology
- Domestic Violence/prevention & control
- Female
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Mental Disorders/epidemiology
- Mental Health Services
- Middle Aged
- Pandemics/prevention & control
- Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology
- Prevalence
- Psychosocial Support Systems
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- SARS-CoV-2
- Self-Injurious Behavior/epidemiology
- Social Isolation/psychology
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide/prevention & control
- United Kingdom/epidemiology
