Suicide in the context of infodemic during COVID-19 pandemic: A global perspective.

Journal: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

Volume: 80

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Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Department of Psychiatry, Forensic Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria. Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nile University, Sudan. Department of Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.

Abstract summary 

Surges of technology use along with limited interpersonal interactions have led to the amplification and dissemination of false information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infodemic refers to an overabundance of information that may have increased burden of covid-19 pandemic and mental disorder. Given the rise of suicide behavior during the pandemic, infodemic has been considered as a risk of suicidal behavior. The aim of this article is to address suicide in the context of infodemic and provide some strategy to adjust the impact of infodemic on mental health.

Authors & Co-authors:  Shoib Sheikh S Armiya'u Aishatu Yusha'u AY Das Nileswar N Hussaini Syed Sameer SS Ahmed Eman Mohammed Sharif EMS Chandradasa Miyuru M

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Citations :  Tsekeris C., Mastrogeorgiou Y. Contextualising COVID-19 as a digital pandemic. Homo Virtualis. 2020;3(2):1–14. doi: 10.12681/homvir.25445.
Authors :  6
Identifiers
Doi : 104070
SSN : 2049-0801
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
COVID-19;Infodemic;Mental health;Pandemic;Suicide
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
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Publication Country
England