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Associations between periods of COVID-19 quarantine and mental health in Canada

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Daly, Zachary, Slemon, Allie, Richardson, Chris G., Salway, Travis, McAuliffe, Corey, Gadermann, Anne M., Thomson, Kimberly C., Hirani, Saima +1 more·2021·Psychiatry Research

Abstract

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many jurisdictions, including Canada, have made use of public health measures such as COVID-19 quarantine to reduce the transmission of the virus. To examine associations between these periods of quarantine and mental health, including suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm, we examined data from a national survey of 3000 Canadian adults distributed between May 14-29, 2020. Notably, participants provided the reason(s) for quarantine. When pooling all reasons for quarantine together, this experience was associated with higher odds of suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm in the two weeks preceding the survey. These associations remained even after controlling for age, household income, having a pre-existing mental health condition, being unemployed due to the pandemic, and living alone. However, the associations with mental health differed across reasons for quarantine; those who were self-isolating specifically due to recent travel were not found to have higher odds of suicidal ideation or deliberate self-harm. Our research suggests the importance of accounting for the reason(s) for quarantine in the implementation of this critical public health measure to reduce the mental health impacts of this experience.

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  • COVID-19 quarantine was reported as an associated factor for suicide and/or suicidal attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic by Daly et al., 2021.

    “COVID-19 quarantine was mentioned as an associated factor identified by Daly et al., 2021.”
  • Only six of the 18 included studies provided data on associated factors for suicide and/or suicidal attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “Out of 18 studies included in this systematic review, only six studies [22, 23, 27, 30, 33, 39] provided data on associated factors for suicide and/or suicidal attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
  • Pre-existing mental health condition/s were reported as a risk factor for suicide and/or suicidal attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The review identified five common thematic recommendations for preventing suicidal deaths and attempts across included studies: systematic suicide screening, facilitating communication and access to interventions, mental health and psychological well-being interventions, economic mitigation measures, and regulation of media reporting.

    “Of them, we have identified common thematic recommendations for preventing suicidal deaths and suicidal attempts, and those were; 1) Develop a systematic suicide screening process and increase the suicide risk screening [23, 25, 28, 30, 37].”
  • Nine included studies provided recommendations for preventing suicide/suicide attempts.

    “Recommendations for preventing suicide/suicide attempts were provided in nine studies [23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37].”

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Authors
Daly, Z., Slemon, A., Richardson, C. G., Salway, T., McAuliffe, C., Gadermann, A. M., Thomson, K. C., Hirani, S., & Jenkins, E. K.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Simon Fraser University (CA)
Corresponding author
Jenkins, Emily K.
Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-01
Volume
295
Pages
113631
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3112045096
Cited by
102
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 24
FWCI
7.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Michael Smith Health Research BC
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Keywords
COVID-19 quarantine, mental health, suicidal ideation, self-harm, self-isolation, public health measures, COVID-19 pandemic
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Adult, Mental Disorders, Canada, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Quarantine, Socioeconomic Factors, Unemployment, Self-Injurious Behavior, Suicidal Ideation

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