Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic
The mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic might be profound and there are suggestions that suicide rates will rise, although this is not inevitable. Suicide is likely to become a more pressing concern as the pandemic spreads and has longer-term effects on the general population, the economy, and vulnerable groups. Preventing suicide therefore needs urgent consideration. The response must capitalise on, but extend beyond, general mental health policies and practices. Read new comment in Lancet Psychiatry April 2020
Mental health and psychosocial considerations during COVID-19
WHO and public health authorities around the world are acting to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress throughout the population.
Coping with stress during COVID-19
IASP: Helping workplaces and professional associations through the COVID 19-crisis
New publications from NSSF
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Furnes D, Gjestad R, Rypdal K, Mehlum L, Hart S, Oedegaard K J, Mellesdal L
Suicidal and violent ideation in acute psychiatric inpatients: prevalence, co‐occurrence, and associated characteristics
Suicide and Life-threatening Behavior, 26 Dec 2020, https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12726
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Waraan L, Rognli E W, Czajkowski N O, Mehlum L, Aalberg M
Efficacy of attachment-based family therapy compared to treatment as usual for suicidal ideation in adolescents with MDD
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 21 Dec 2020, https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104520980776
Crisis support
The Norwegian journal Suicidologi
– the only scientific journal on suicide research and prevention in the Nordic region. Read current issue
Statistics
Statistics concerning the occurrence of suicide in both Norwegian and international contexts.
Other Norwegian resources
The VIVAT program is an education program in suicide prevention for health personnel, established in 2001. http://vivatselvmordsforebygging.net/
The organization LEVE (Landsforeningen for etterlatte ved selvmord), has provided support in the aftermath of suicide since 1999. Visit them at http://www.levenorge.no/
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