Depression, functional impairment, alcohol use problems, and lower family support ups risk
Authors say interventions to alleviate downstream consequences of the pandemic are needed
Students who felt close to someone at school had lower prevalence of poor mental health, had considered or attempted suicide
However, compared with suicide by other means, those using a firearm were more likely to have spoken about their plans
Most significant increase was seen for children aged 10 to 12 years, but all groups older than 9 years had increases
Suicide rates declined for females in all age groups older than 25 years, decreased for males aged 45 to 64, 65 to 74 years
Majority of premature firearm deaths seen in men, particularly suicides in older White men and homicides in younger Black men
Findings based on corroboration between simultaneous teen, parent screening
Suicide scale based on test with about 11 items answered in two minutes predictive of suicide-related outcomes at six and 12 months
63.0 percent of patients reached full remission at day three; remission remained high at 69.5 percent at week six