Suicide in England in the COVID-19 pandemic: Early observational data from real time surveillance

• Main Authors: Louis Appleby (Author), Nicola Richards (Author), Saied Ibrahim (Author), Pauline Turnbull (Author), Cathryn Rodway (Author), Nav Kapur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There have been concerns that the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to an increase in suicide. The coronial system in England is not suitable for timely monitoring of suicide because of the delay of several months before inquests are held. Methods: We used data from established systems of '...