Police-reported suicides during the first 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: A time-series analysis of trends and risk factors until June 2021

• Main Authors: Rebekka M. Gerstner (Author), Freddy Narváez (Author), Stuart Leske (Author), M. Isabela Troya (Author), Pablo Analuisa-Aguilar (Author), Matthew J. Spittal (Author), David Gunnell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: There are widespread concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic may increase suicides. Few studies have analysed effects beyond the pandemic's early months or examined changes in known suicide risk factors. Methods: Using time series models fit with Poisson regression, we analysed...