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Meta-Analysis
. 2022 Nov:317:114837.
doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114837. Epub 2022 Sep 13.

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in psychiatric patients during the COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yingqian Zhu  1 , Yanqing Li  1 , Xiuqun Xu  2
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Meta-Analysis

Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in psychiatric patients during the COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Yingqian Zhu et al. Psychiatry Res. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Current suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among psychiatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic were studied through systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched the following electronic databases using the relevant search terms: Medline, Embase, PubMed and Web of Science, with the search time as of January 31,2022. Forest plots were obtained using Stata statistical software and a random-effects model was used to conduct a meta-analysis of the prevalence of suicidal ideation. We found 21 eligible studies, 11 of which provided suitable data for meta-analysis. 10 studies explored current suicidal ideation and reported a pooled prevalence of 20.4% (95%CI 14.0-26.8). Six studies examined suicide attempts, with a pooled prevalence of 11.4% (95%CI 6.2-16.6). The prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts varied by the study method used and by the study sites. This work highlights the need for real-time monitoring of suicidal ideation and suicide in psychiatric patients during the covid-19 pandemic r to inform clinical practice and help identify research questions for future epidemiological studies.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Psychiatric; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempt.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest The author declares that there is no conflict of interest that could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of the research reported.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Flow Chart of studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. Prevalence of suicidal ideation in psychiatric patients.
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Fig. 2
Forest plot of the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation among psychiatric patients. Random-effects meta-analysis.
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Fig. 3
Forest plot of the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation in the cross-sectional study.
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Fig. 4
Forest plot of the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation in the longitudinal study.
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Fig. 5
Forest plot of the pooled prevalence of suicidal ideation in the case-control study. Prevalence of suicide attempt in psychiatric patients.
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Fig. 6
Forest plot of the pooled prevalence of suicide attempt among psychiatric patients. Random-effects meta-analysis.
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