Impact of Covid-19 physical distancing policies on incidence of intentional self-harm in Western Sydney

Andrew Page, Piumee Bandara, Trent Ernest Hammond, Garry Stevens, Greg Carter

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Abstract

There have been suggestions that the social and economic disruption associated with non-pharmaceutical interventions implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic (such as physical distancing and restrictions on gatherings) has led to increases in suicidal behaviour, and that these impacts may be differentially affecting younger and more marginalised cohorts in populations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)562-563
Number of pages2
JournalAustralasian Psychiatry
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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