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Comment
. 2023 Jul;10(7):485-486.
doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00187-6.

COVID-19, young people, and suicidal behaviour - Authors' reply

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COVID-19, young people, and suicidal behaviour - Authors' reply

Sheri Madigan et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

TV has received honoraria for presentations related to youth suicide during the pandemic and is also the Chair of the COVID-19 Task Force and the Children and Schools working group for the Royal Society of Canada and is the President of the International Society for Research on Aggression. DJK has received grant funding related to research on youth suicide from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Sobey's Foundation, and SickKids Foundation in the past 36 months. All other authors declare no competing interests.

Comment on

  • COVID-19, young people, and suicidal behaviour.
    Steeg S, Webb RT, Wilkinson J, Kapur N. Steeg S, et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 Jul;10(7):483-484. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00140-2. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023. PMID: 37353258 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • COVID-19, young people, and suicidal behaviour.
    Horita N, Moriguchi S. Horita N, et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023 Jul;10(7):484-485. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00159-1. Lancet Psychiatry. 2023. PMID: 37353259 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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