Brailovskaia Julia, Teismann Tobias, Friedrich Sören, Schneider Silvia, Margraf Jürgen
Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
J Affect Disord Rep. 2021 Dec;6:100228. doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100228. Epub 2021 Sep 11.
An increase of suicidal thinking within the COVID-19 pandemic has been postulated. Yet, direct comparisons with pre-COVID-19 rates are missing.
The present study investigated whether levels and rates of suicidal ideation have changed between 2016 and 2020. Data of = 664 university students (five cohorts: 2016: = 105, 2017: = 117, 2018: = 108, 2019: = 154, 2020: = 180) were collected by online surveys.
The rate of students suffering from suicidal ideation was twice as high in 2020 than in previous years. Furthermore, levels of suicidal thinking and of depression were higher in 2020 than in 2019 and 2016.
The sample size of the current study was rather modest and suicide ideation was assessed with a single item only.
The rate of students suffering from suicidal ideation was twice as high in 2020 than in previous years. Help-lines and online counselling should be promoted to the public and the possibilities of telepsychotherapy for suicidal people should be used and expanded.
据推测，在新冠疫情期间自杀念头有所增加。然而，与新冠疫情前的发生率缺乏直接对比。
本研究调查了2016年至2020年间自杀意念的水平和发生率是否发生了变化。通过在线调查收集了n = 664名大学生的数据（五个队列：2016年：n = 105，2017年：n = 117，2018年：n = 108，2019年：n = 154，2020年：n = 180）。
2020年有自杀意念的学生比例是前几年的两倍。此外，2020年的自杀念头和抑郁水平高于2019年和2016年。
本研究的样本量较小，且仅用一个条目评估自杀意念。
2020年有自杀意念的学生比例是前几年的两倍。应向公众推广求助热线和在线咨询，并利用和扩大针对有自杀倾向者的远程心理治疗可能性。
