Temporal Trends in Suicide Attempts Among Children in the Decade Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Paris, France

Anthony Cousien; Eric Acquaviva; Solen Kernéis; Yazdan Yazdanpanah; Richard Delorme

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28611

Temporal Trends in Suicide Attempts Among Children in the Decade Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Paris, France

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2128611. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28611.

Authors

Anthony Cousien¹, Eric Acquaviva², Solen Kernéis^{1

3}, Yazdan Yazdanpanah^{1

4}, Richard Delorme²

Affiliations

¹ Infection, Antimicrobials, Modeling, and Evolution Laboratory, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, University of Paris, Paris, France.
² Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Paris, Robert Debré University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris France.
³ Infection Prevention and Control Team, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
⁴ Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses surveillance data to assess temporal trends in suicide attempts among children admitted to a pediatric emergency department in Paris, France, in the decade before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / psychology*
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Policy
Humans
Male
Paris
Suicide, Attempted / psychology
Suicide, Attempted / trends*
Urban Health / trends