Suicide mortality and coronavirus disease 2019—a perfect storm?
MA Reger, IH Stanley, TE Joiner - JAMA psychiatry, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Suicide rates have been rising in the US over the last 2 decades. The latest data available
(2018) show the highest age-adjusted suicide rate in the US since 1941. 1 It is within this
context that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) struck the US. Concerning disease
models have led to historic and unprecedented public health actions to curb the spread of
the virus. Remarkable social distancing interventions have been implemented to
fundamentally reduce human contact. While these steps are expected to reduce the rate of …
(2018) show the highest age-adjusted suicide rate in the US since 1941. 1 It is within this
context that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) struck the US. Concerning disease
models have led to historic and unprecedented public health actions to curb the spread of
the virus. Remarkable social distancing interventions have been implemented to
fundamentally reduce human contact. While these steps are expected to reduce the rate of …
