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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2712-7672</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">56</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/CP56</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Suicides in the COVID-19 Pandemic — Are We Well Informed Regarding Current Risks and Future Prospects?</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Самоубийства во время пандемии COVID-19 - хорошо ли мы осведомлены о текущих рисках и перспективах?</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Rozanov</surname><given-names>Vsevolod A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Розанов</surname><given-names>Всеволод Анатольевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>v.rozanov@spbu.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Semenova</surname><given-names>Natalia V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Семенова</surname><given-names>Наталия Владимировна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>mnoma@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Vuks</surname><given-names>Aleksandr Ja.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Вукс</surname><given-names>Александр Янович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>a.ja.vuks@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Freize</surname><given-names>Victoria V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Фрейзе</surname><given-names>Виктория Васильевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>v.freize@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Isakov</surname><given-names>Vladimir D.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Исаков</surname><given-names>Владимир Дмитриевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>profivd@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Yagmurov</surname><given-names>Orazmurad D.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ягмуров</surname><given-names>Оразмурад Джумаевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>sudmed@bsme.spb.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Neznanov</surname><given-names>Nikolay G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Незнанов</surname><given-names>Николай Григорьевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>nezn@bekhterev.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">St. Petersburg State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр психиатрии и неврологии им. В.М. Бехтерева</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">St. Petersburg Bureau of Forensic Medical Examinations</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Бюро судебно-медицинской экспертизы</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff4"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Первый Санкт-Петербургский государственный медицинский университет имени академика И. П. Павлова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-03-20" publication-format="electronic"><day>20</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>2</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>32</fpage><lpage>39</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-02-01"><day>01</day><month>02</month><year>2021</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2021-03-20"><day>20</day><month>03</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Rozanov V.A., Semenova N.V., Vuks A.J., Freize V.V., Isakov V.D., Yagmurov O.D., Neznanov N.G.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Розанов В.А., Семенова Н.В., Вукс А.Я., Фрейзе В.В., Исаков В.Д., Ягмуров О.Д., Незнанов Н.Г.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Rozanov V.A., Semenova N.V., Vuks A.J., Freize V.V., Isakov V.D., Yagmurov O.D., Neznanov N.G.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Розанов В.А., Семенова Н.В., Вукс А.Я., Фрейзе В.В., Исаков В.Д., Ягмуров О.Д., Незнанов Н.Г.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/56">https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/56</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Background.</bold> Suicides are predicted to drop in the acute phase of any crisis that poses a threat to the entire population, though data on this are inconsistent. A pandemic is the most severe global crisis one can imagine. There is an urgent need to identify objective trends in suicide rates across countries and populations in a real-time manner in order to be better informed regarding prospects and adaptation of preventive strategies.</p> <p><bold>Objectives.</bold> To evaluate suicidal behaviour in a metropolis immediately after the introduction of severe containment measures due to the pandemic.</p> <p><bold>Methods. </bold>Cases of completed suicides in St. Petersburg were obtained from the local city Bureau of Forensic Medical Examinations for the period 1 January 2016 to 31 July 2020. Data were accurately collected and monthly frequencies per 100,000 of the population in April-May 2020 (introduction of the most severe “stay at home” measures) were compared with corresponding data from 2016-2019. Confidence intervals were calculated according to Wilson.</p> <p><bold>Results.</bold> Suicide frequencies in the population of St. Petersburg in April 2020 did not go up, in contrast, they were 30.3% lower than the average for the previous four years. The decrease in April was more pronounced in males than in females (36.3% and12.4%, respectively). When looking at age groups it was found that the biggest drop in suicides was in older males (&gt; 55 years). In this group, suicide indices were 58.5% lower than average for the previous four years. However, in females, there was a 50% rise in suicides in June, while in young males (15-34 years) there was an 87.9% rise in May. Total number of suicides for the first half of 2020 was very close to the average seen in previous years. None of the registered changes were statistically significant.</p> <p><bold>Conclusions.</bold> The analysis is preliminary and does not account for possible seasonality, however, we consider that the reduction in completed suicides immediately after crisis exposure deserves attention. It supports views that in the acute phase of the crisis, suicidal behaviour may decline, which may be quickly replaced by a rise. Such a rise in females and younger males points on possible risk groups and requires a response from society. More studies are needed to have a clearer picture of suicide dynamics in Russia during the different waves of the pandemic, and prevention should be prioritized regardless of the tendencies.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование.</bold> В острой фазе любого кризиса, представляющего угрозу всему населению, предполагается снижение числа суицидов, в то же время данные на этот счет неоднородны. Пандемия является наиболее тяжелым глобальным кризисом из всех возможных. Таким образом, в этот период представляется крайне важным в режиме реального времени проследить объективные тенденции уровня самоубийств в разных странах и популяциях для получения информации и своевременной адаптации профилактических мер.</p> <p><bold>Цель.</bold> Оценить суицидальное поведение в мегаполисе сразу после введения жёстких мер по самоизоляции в связи с пандемией.</p> <p><bold>Материал и методы.</bold> Городским Бюро судебно-медицинской экспертизы Санкт-Петербурга предоставлены данные о всех подтверждённых случаях самоубийств в Санкт-Петербурге с 1 января 2016 г. по 31 июля 2020 г. Получены данные по ежемесячной частоте суицидов на 100,000 жителей, результаты за апрель-май 2020 г. (период, когда действовали наиболее строгие ограничения) сравнивали с соответствующими данными 2016–2019 гг. Доверительные интервалы вычисляли по методу Уилсона.</p> <p><bold>Результаты.</bold> Частота самоубийств среди жителей Санкт-Петербурга не повысилась в апреле 2020 г., напротив, она была на 30,3% ниже, чем в среднем за предыдущие четыре года. Снижение частоты суицидальных случаев в апреле было более выраженным среди мужчин ― 36,3% против 12,4% у женщин. Статистика самоубийств по возрастным группам продемонстрировала явное снижение их числа среди мужчин старшего возраста (&gt;55 лет) ― на 58,5%, чем в среднем за предыдущие четыре года. Частота самоубийств повысилась на 87,9% в мае среди молодых мужчин (15–34 года) и на 50% в июне среди женщин. Общее количество самоубийств в первой половине 2020 г. было очень близко к среднему за предыдущие годы. Ни одно из зарегистрированных изменений не было статистически значимым.</p> <p><bold>Заключение.</bold> Несмотря на то, что данный анализ является предварительным и не учитывает возможные сезонные факторы, мы считаем, что снижение количества завершённых самоубийств непосредственно после кризисной ситуации заслуживает внимания. Эти данные поддерживают представление о том, что в острой фазе кризиса может наблюдаться спад суицидального поведения, который затем быстро сменяется его ростом. Выявленный рост частоты самоубийств среди женщин и молодых мужчин указывает на возможные группы риска и требует реакции общества. Необходимы дальнейшие исследования, чтобы получить более чёткое представление о динамике самоубийств в России во время разных волн пандемии. Независимо от тенденций, приоритет должен отдаваться профилактике.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>suicide</kwd><kwd>COVID-19</kwd><kwd>pandemic</kwd><kwd>crisis</kwd><kwd>acute phase</kwd><kwd>containment measures</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>самоубийства</kwd><kwd>COVID-19</kwd><kwd>пандемия</kwd><kwd>кризис</kwd><kwd>острая фаза</kwd><kwd>самоизоляция</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Devitt P. Can we expect an increased suicide rate due to Covid-19? Ir J Psychol Med. 2020;37(4):264-268. doi:10.1017/ipm.2020.46</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Gunnell D, Appleby L, Arensman E, et al. Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020;7(6):468-471. doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30171-1</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B3"><label>3.</label><mixed-citation>Brown S, Schuman DL. 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