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Queensland suicide rate unaffected during first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic – Medical Xpress
Up until the end of August there was no overall change in Queensland’s suspected suicide rate between since the declaration of a public health emergency declaration…
Up until the end of August there was no overall change in Queensland’s suspected suicide rate between since the declaration of a public health emergency declaration (PHED) on January 29. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to some suspected suicides.
In a study published this week in The Lancet Psychiatry, Griffith University researchers from the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention analyzed data from the interim Queensland Suicide Register (iQSR). They found the unadjusted…
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