The effect of COVID-19 on completed suicide rate in Iran: an Interrupted Time Series study (ITS)
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, suicides in Iran had a proportional increasing trend. However, three months after the pandemic, an increasing trend in the level of suicide deaths was observed. Most likely, the COVID-19 pandemic phenomenon had an impact on the occurrence of suicide.
Authors
- Mohammad Hossein Panahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-8117)
- Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-3408)
- Seyed Amirhosein Mahdavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6057-0302)
- Mahshid Namdari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-6977)
- Ali Khademi
- Azadeh Nouhi Siahroudi
Institutions
- Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1387213
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences