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Suicides decreased in 2020, btw: https://www.axios.com/suicide-decreased-in-2020-pandemmic-mental-health-26196eaf-a245-4d21-85eb-eeb864a24449.html https://www.a

Suicides decreased in 2020, btw: https://www.axios.com/suicide-decreased-in-2020-pandemmic-mental-health-26196eaf-a245-4d21-85eb-eeb864a24449.html https://www.axios.com/suicide-decreased-in-2020-pandemmic-me....

Miner49er 5y ago
Deaths of despair increased though: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deaths-of-despair-during-covid-19-rose-by-up-to-60-in-2020-new-research-says-2021-01-04 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deaths-of-despair-during-c...
- spookthesunset 5y ago
  As did unintentional injury, which was due to overdoses.
  - webdevadventure 5y ago
    Alcohol and drug abuse is way up as well, that will have long term ramifications.
scienceOverFear 5y ago
Like the article mentioned, there may be long term effects we can't foresee. Seeing the chaos in the economy and current real estate prices make me concerned that anyone without a home/mortgage in 2020 will be permanently lower class and renting due to inflation. Free government money for a year is like eating candy. The stomach ache has yet to come.
Izkata 5y ago
The CDC only tracks actual suicides, not attempts. Suicidal thoughts and attempts are up: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/12/16/pediatricssuicidestudy121620 https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/12/16/pediatricssu... Besides, in the CDC table, "unintentional injuries" is up by way more than suicides are down. This includes things like car accidents, and is a little suspicious, like suicidal behavior led to a death that wasn't classified as suicide. Also note that the table is "deaths with covid or presumed covid", not "deaths by covid": https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778234 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778234
- regextegrity 5y ago
  If attempts are up but actual suicides are down, did we just get way worse at suicide?
  - baud147258 5y ago
    everyone is at home, so perhaps there's less people alone long enough to commit suicide?

Miner49er 5y ago

Deaths of despair increased though: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deaths-of-despair-during-covid-19-rose-by-up-to-60-in-2020-new-research-says-2021-01-04 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deaths-of-despair-during-c...

spookthesunset 5y ago
As did unintentional injury, which was due to overdoses.
- webdevadventure 5y ago
  Alcohol and drug abuse is way up as well, that will have long term ramifications.

scienceOverFear 5y ago

Like the article mentioned, there may be long term effects we can't foresee. Seeing the chaos in the economy and current real estate prices make me concerned that anyone without a home/mortgage in 2020 will be permanently lower class and renting due to inflation. Free government money for a year is like eating candy. The stomach ache has yet to come.

Izkata 5y ago

The CDC only tracks actual suicides, not attempts. Suicidal thoughts and attempts are up: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/12/16/pediatricssuicidestudy121620 https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/12/16/pediatricssu... Besides, in the CDC table, "unintentional injuries" is up by way more than suicides are down. This includes things like car accidents, and is a little suspicious, like suicidal behavior led to a death that wasn't classified as suicide. Also note that the table is "deaths with covid or presumed covid", not "deaths by covid": https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778234 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778234

regextegrity 5y ago
If attempts are up but actual suicides are down, did we just get way worse at suicide?
- baud147258 5y ago
  everyone is at home, so perhaps there's less people alone long enough to commit suicide?