Vuscan Mihaela Elvira, Buciuta Andrei, Vica Mihaela Laura, Balici Stefana, Rusu Sergiu Ionica, Siserman Costel Vasile, Coman Horia George, Matei Horea Vladi
Arch Suicide Res. 2023 Apr-Jun;27(2):554-564. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2021.2022052. Epub 2022 Jan 18.
Suicide rates reflect the mental health status in certain countries or regions. As the COVID-19 infection developed as a pandemic and governments imposed certain measures to stop the spread of the virus, mental health was affected worldwide. Romania was no exception as the government issued a complete lockdown with restriction regarding travels, social gatherings, transition to working from home and others. The increase in the rate of unemployment, the difficulties in accessing the health services and the social distancing generated by the restrictions had a major impact on lifestyle with a potential surge of psychiatric disorders, with or without history of illness. In this study, we analyzed the changes in regard to the number of suicides and suicide attempts as well as the methods employed and the underlying psychiatric pathology in Cluj County, Romania, throughout the first year of the pandemic. The results had not revealed changes in the overall suicide rate, but in the case of mild cognitive disorders and dementia the suicide figures increased, while a decrease was observed in the number of suicides related to substance use disorders. The long-term effects of the pandemic remain unknown, but there is a clear impact on mental health and measures should be taken in order to prevent suicides.
自杀率反映了某些国家或地区的心理健康状况。随着新冠病毒感染发展成为一场大流行，各国政府采取了某些措施来阻止病毒传播，全球的心理健康都受到了影响。罗马尼亚也不例外，政府发布了全面封锁令，对出行、社交聚会、过渡到居家工作等方面进行了限制。失业率上升、获取医疗服务困难以及限制措施导致的社交距离，对生活方式产生了重大影响，可能会使精神疾病激增，无论有无病史。在本研究中，我们分析了罗马尼亚克鲁日县在大流行的第一年里自杀和自杀未遂人数的变化，以及所采用的方法和潜在的精神病理状况。结果并未显示总体自杀率有变化，但在轻度认知障碍和痴呆症患者中，自杀数字有所增加，而与物质使用障碍相关的自杀人数则有所下降。大流行的长期影响尚不清楚，但对心理健康有明显影响，应采取措施预防自杀。
